♪
Eighth Note
- Unicode
- U+266A
- Category
- Musical
- HTML Entity
- ♪
- CSS
- \266A
The ♪ symbol represents an eighth note (or quaver) in traditional Western music notation, featuring a solid oval notehead, straight stem, and single flag. Originally added to the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block, it is widely used in text to denote singing, background music, or a lyric quote. On social media, users frequently place this musical note at the beginning and end of a phrase to indicate it should be read to a catchy tune.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt + 13
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space then search "eighth note"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U then 266A
- HTML
- ♪
In Programming
While not standard in programming syntax, the eighth note symbol is often used in audio software development, media player user interfaces, and text-based console games to represent sound alerts or music tracks.
Tags
audio symbol
eighth
eighth note symbol
melody
music
music lyric
music notation
note
quaver
singing text
song
song lyrics symbol
sound
unicode music note