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Quarter note
U+2669 · Miscellaneous Symbols
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Meaning and uses
A quarter note, also called a crotchet. It is a plain, quiet music symbol that suits minimal bios and playlist titles.
Unicode details
♩ is the Unicode character named QUARTER NOTE, code point U+2669, 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 | QUARTER NOTE |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2669 |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A9 |
| UTF-16 | 2669 |
| HTML | ♩ |
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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 2669 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 “quarter note”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2669, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
♩. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\2669".