Music Emojis
16 emojis tagged music in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Music emojis cover instruments, notation, and audio playback — 🔊 speaker high volume, 🎼 musical score, 🎵 musical note, 🎶 musical notes, 🎤 microphone, 🎷 saxophone, 🎸 guitar, 🎹 musical keyboard, 🎺 trumpet, 🎻 violin, 🥁 drum, 🪘 long drum, 🪗 accordion, 🪕 banjo, 🎧 headphone, and 🎙 studio microphone. Use them in playlist shares, concert recaps, lyric posts, karaoke captions, and the universal "I have this song stuck in my head" tweet. 🎵 vs 🎶 is the standard "playing in the background" cue.
Frequently asked about music emojis
What's the difference between 🎵 and 🎶?
🎵 is a single musical note (one eighth note); 🎶 is multiple notes flowing together. Conventionally, 🎵 is used to introduce one specific song or lyric, while 🎶 captures the 'music playing' vibe — like a background soundtrack to a moment. Both render in different colors across platforms.
Why is 🎤 microphone associated with karaoke?
🎤 was originally added for general music and singing contexts, but karaoke culture (especially in Japan and Korea) made it the default emoji for any singing situation — karaoke nights, lip-syncing TikToks, vocal performances. It's also used for podcasting and public speaking now.
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