Symbols

Music Symbols

Copy a note or music accent. Compare signs and clefs below.

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Copy-ready collection11 symbols + 5 combinations

Tap Copy for the original text. Paste into your profile or message, then make it your own.

Standalone text notes

Quarter, eighth, and beamed note designs. ♫ and ♬ each copy as one character despite showing a pair of notes.

Accidentals and clefs

Named musical signs. Use exact characters in explanatory text; this list does not supply staff positions, pitches, or a complete notation system.

Musical note emoji

Pictorial music accents with renderer-dependent colors and shapes. Copying them does not attach a sound file.

Editable music captions

Original short text accents for playlists, practice notes, and messages. Replace the sample words with your actual interests.

Music Symbols: names, Unicode, and HTML codes

Match the character to its name before copying. HTML codes are for website source; paste the symbol itself into a bio or message.

Named characters in this music collection
SymbolUnicode name or sequenceCode pointsHTMLUsage or appearance
♩Quarter noteU+2669♩A standalone note character with a quarter-note design.
♪Eighth noteU+266A♪A standalone note character with an eighth-note design.
♫Beamed eighth notesU+266B♫One character drawing a beamed pair of notes.
♬Beamed sixteenth notesU+266C♬One character with a double-beamed note design.
ā™­Music flat signU+266D♭The musical flat character, distinct from a lowercase b.
ā™®Music natural signU+266E♮The musical natural character.
♯Music sharp signU+266F♯The musical sharp character, distinct from the number sign #.
š„žMusical symbol G clefU+1D11E𝄞A G-clef character; staff placement is not encoded by this standalone glyph.
š„¢Musical symbol F clefU+1D122𝄢An F-clef character; a copied glyph alone is not a complete clef placement on a staff.
šŸŽµMusical noteU+1F3B5🎵A pictorial musical-note character with app-dependent artwork.
šŸŽ¶Multiple musical notesU+1F3B6🎶One emoji character showing several musical notes.

On a small screen, scroll the table sideways to compare the codes.

Choose a note accent by its actual character

♪ and ♩ are separate standalone designs. ♫ and ♬ are each one encoded character with multiple note shapes. šŸŽ¶ is another single character with pictorial artwork, rather than a sequence of the text notes.

For a playlist heading, one ♪ can be enough. For a more pictorial caption, choose šŸŽµ or šŸŽ¶ and preview its artwork in the destination.

♯ and # are different characters

♯ is Music Sharp Sign, U+266F. # is Number Sign, U+0023. Similarly, ā™­ is Music Flat Sign, not the Latin letter b. Similar shapes do not make the values interchangeable.

Use the notation expected by your text, search field, or software. Ordinary text such as C# may be appropriate where an input specifically expects ASCII; use C♯ when you intentionally want the musical sign in explanatory prose.

Copied music characters do not create a score or sound

A G-clef or F-clef character can illustrate a written explanation, but the standalone copy value does not include a staff, placement, notes, or timing. A profile decorated with ♪ is likewise only text.

For an actual score, use notation software that handles musical structure. For audio in a profile, use the app's audio or link feature. If a clef shows as a box, the destination may lack a suitable musical-symbol font.

Sources and references

Unicode 18.0 supplies character names and codes. Caption wording is authored by SnakeBaby. This collection is a character reference and decorative-text resource, not a music notation lesson or audio tool.

How this collection is maintained

We distinguish note characters, accidentals, clefs, and pictorial emoji; check the sharp-versus-number-sign distinction; and compute codes from copied values. Examples do not imply musical playback, staff placement, or a tested integration with score-writing software.

Published by SnakeBaby. Report an example or explanation that needs correcting.

How to use these

  1. Choose the exact character or combination and tap Copy. Labels and reference codes are not part of the copied text.
  2. Paste into a supported text field with Ctrl+V, Command+V, or the mobile Paste command. Replace any sample words with your own.
  3. Preview the saved text. Font differences and narrow fields can change the appearance or cause a longer combination to wrap.

Platform notes

  • A message, bio, display name, and unique account handle can have different character rules. Check the exact destination field.
  • Text glyphs depend on the font; emoji artwork depends on the app or operating system. Copying preserves characters, not this page's colors or drawing.
  • A missing-glyph box can indicate that the needed font is unavailable. Try a simpler character or another font where the app allows it.

Examples in context

♪ currently listening: your track titleš„ž piano sketches and practice notessmall playlist, big mood šŸŽ¶

Quick FAQ

What is the music note symbol ♪?

♪ is Eighth Note, U+266A. It is a text character, distinct from ♩ Quarter Note and šŸŽµ Musical Note emoji.

Is ♫ one character or two notes typed together?

♫ is one character, U+266B, named Beamed Eighth Notes. It draws multiple note shapes. Typing ♪♪ creates two separate Eighth Note characters instead.

Can I use # instead of ♯?

They are different characters. # is Number Sign and ♯ is Music Sharp Sign. Choose the value expected by the destination, especially in code or input fields; a visual substitution can change how the text is processed.

Will copying šŸŽµ play music?

No. It copies a pictorial text character, not audio. Add a real track or link through your app's supported features if you want a listener to hear music.

Why does š„ž show as a box?

The destination may not have a font containing that musical-symbol glyph. Try another font where the app allows it, or use a simple ♪ accent when detailed musical notation is unnecessary.