Beamed eighth notes (♫)
U+266B · BEAMED EIGHTH NOTES · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♫
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+14
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 14 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ♫ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
266B Alt+X
Type 266B and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ♫. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ♫.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “beamed eighth notes” and click ♫ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ♫ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ♫ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ♫ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;beamed.
- Now type ;beamed anywhere: the keyboard suggests ♫.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ♫:
- Copy ♫ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ♫ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;beamed.
- Type ;beamed in any app and tap ♫ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 266b Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 266b and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♫ means and how it is used
♫ shows two eighth notes joined by a beam. Like ♪ it marks music in titles, captions and playlists. In many Windows apps Alt+14 on the numeric keypad types it. For real sheet music, dedicated notation software is needed; these are decorative text symbols. They decorate playlists and bios.
In Unicode, ♫ is code point U+266B with the official name BEAMED EIGHTH NOTES. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
You will find it in our music symbols, 75 symbols in all, together with ♪ 𝄞 ♩ ♭ ♯.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML decimal | ♫ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ♫ | |
| CSS | content: "\266B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u266B | |
| URL | %E2%99%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 AB | |
| Unicode | U+266B |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ♫ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ♫ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Beamed eighth notes |
| Português | Notas musicais ligadas |
| Español | Notas musicales unidas |
| Italiano | Note musicali unite |
| Français | Notes de musique liées |
| Deutsch | Verbundene Achtelnoten |
| Türkçe | Bağlı notalar |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Not musik ganda |
| Polski | Dwie nuty |
| Русский | Две ноты |
| 日本語 | 連桁付き八分音符 |
| 한국어 | 겹음표 |
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All Music →Questions people ask
How do I type ♫ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ♫ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 266B and press Alt+X.
How do I type ♫ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ♫. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;beamed.
What is the HTML code for the beamed eighth notes?
There is no named entity; use ♫ or ♫. In CSS write \266B, in JavaScript \u266B.
Will ♫ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♫ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.