Music symbols
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About these music
Music notation and music-themed characters: notes ♪ ♫, sharps and flats ♯ ♭, clefs and player buttons for playlists and bios.
You get 75 symbols here, sorted into 4 groups: basic (15), more (41), music player (6), emoji style (13).
They span almost the whole history of Unicode: from version 1.1 (1993) to version 12.0 (2019). The newer ones need an up-to-date phone.
How to type the popular music
Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.
| Symbol | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| ♪Music note symbol | Alt+13 | Character Viewer |
| ♫Beamed eighth notes | Alt+14 | Character Viewer |
| 𝄞Treble clef symbol | 1D11E Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ♩Quarter note | 2669 Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ♭Flat sign | 266D Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ♯Sharp sign | 266F Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ♬Beamed sixteenth notes | 266C Alt+X | Character Viewer |
| ♮Natural sign | 266E Alt+X | Character Viewer |
Symbols or emoji?
Of these, 56 are text symbols and 13 are emoji. A text symbol behaves like a letter (it follows the text colour), while an emoji such as 🎵 is drawn in colour by the system and its look depends on the device.
Unicode blocks and versions
Unicode files them in 2 blocks. The biggest share, 49, sits in Musical Symbols.
| Unicode block | Symbols | Unicode versions |
|---|---|---|
| Musical Symbols | 49 | 3.1 |
| Miscellaneous Symbols | 7 | 1.1 |
Questions people ask
How do I copy music?
Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.
Why do some music show as boxes?
A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 12.0 (2019) and need a recent system update.
How do I type ♪ on a keyboard?
On Windows: Alt+13. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+⌘+Space and search for it. On a phone, copy ♪ from here. All methods for ♪.
Are these emoji?
56 of them are text symbols and 13 are emoji. Text symbols follow your text colour; emoji are colour pictures whose look depends on the device.
Where can I use them?
Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.