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Eighth note
U+266A · Miscellaneous Symbols
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Meaning and uses
A single eighth note, the simplest way to show music in text. Use it in captions about songs, playlists and anything you are singing along to.
Unicode details
♪ is the Unicode character named EIGHTH NOTE, code point U+266A, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | EIGHTH NOTE |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+266A |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 AA |
| UTF-16 | 266A |
| HTML | ♪ or ♪ |
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How to type ♪
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 266A and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ♪.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “eighth note”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 266a, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
♪or♪. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\266A".