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Beamed Sixteenth Notes symbol

Type :beamed_sixteenth_notes: · Tech & keys

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

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