Beamed Sixteenth Notes symbol
Type :beamed_sixteenth_notes: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Beamed Sixteenth Notes · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ♬ is for
Two notes joined by a double beam, which in real notation means sixteenth notes and in a username means music. It is the busiest looking of the music characters, which is exactly why it is the one people pick for a profile or a playlist name.
How to type ♬
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:beamed_sixteenth_notes: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 266C with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 266C then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:beamed_sixteenth_notes: On the web
HTML ♬
Unicode U+266C
JavaScript '\u{266C}'
CSS "\266C"
Python '\u266C'
URL %E2%99%AC
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