Flat Note symbol
Type :flat_note: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Music Flat Sign · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ♭ is for
The flat sign, lowering a pitch by a semitone. Written after the note name in text: B♭. Not a lowercase b, though it is typed as one constantly, and the difference is visible in any musical font.
How to type ♭
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:flat_note: 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 266D with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 266D then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:flat_note: On the web
HTML ♭
Unicode U+266D
JavaScript '\u{266D}'
CSS "\266D"
Python '\u266D'
URL %E2%99%AD
What ♭ gets mistaken for
lowercase b
The universal stand-in. Readable, and wrong in typeset music, where the flat has a pointed bowl.
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