Harp Emoji

Objects

A golden, U-shaped stringed instrument held upright. It features a series of vertical strings stretched across a frame, designed to be plucked with the fingers to produce melodic tones.

Usage Context

Used to discuss classical music, orchestral performances, or to add a touch of elegance to a message. It is frequently sent when talking about live concerts or the soothing qualities of acoustic music. It pairs well with other instruments like the violin or the saxophone.

History

The harp is one of the oldest musical instruments in human history, with evidence dating back to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of the expansion of musical instruments available in the digital keyboard library.

Details

Glyph

🪉

Unicode

U+1FA89

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa89:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE89;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory musical-instrument

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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