Music note symbol (♪)
U+266A · EIGHTH NOTE · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♪
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+13
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 13 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
266A Alt+X
Type 266A 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 “music note symbol” 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 ;musicn.
- Now type ;musicn 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 ;musicn.
- Type ;musicn in any app and tap ♪ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 266a Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 266a and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♪ means and how it is used
The eighth note ♪ is the standard text symbol for music: song titles, lyrics and 'now playing' lines. In Japanese the IME reading おんぷ (onpu) gives it. On Windows Alt+13 types ♪ in many apps. The beamed pair ♫ is its sibling. Its relatives include ♩ quarter note and ♬ sixteenth notes.
Music note symbol (♪) is the Unicode character U+266A, officially called EIGHTH NOTE. It is in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: eighth, music, note.
On this site it is part of the music symbols (75 symbols), next to ♫ 𝄞 ♩ ♭ ♯.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ♪ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ♪ | |
| HTML hex | ♪ | |
| CSS | content: "\266A"; | |
| JavaScript | \u266A | |
| URL | %E2%99%AA | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 AA | |
| Unicode | U+266A |
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 | Music note symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de nota musical |
| Español | Símbolo de nota musical |
| Italiano | Simbolo nota musicale |
| Français | Symbole note de musique |
| Deutsch | Musiknote-Symbol |
| Türkçe | Müzik notası sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol not musik |
| Polski | Symbol nuty |
| Русский | Символ нота |
| 日本語 | 音符記号 (おんぷ) |
| 한국어 | 음표 |
Related symbols
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 266A 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 ;musicn.
What is the HTML code for the music note symbol?
Use the entity ♪ or the numeric code ♪ (hex ♪). In CSS write \266A, in JavaScript \u266A.
Will ♪ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♪ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.