♩
Quarter Note
- Unicode
- U+2669
- Category
- Musical
- HTML Entity
- ♩
- CSS
- \2669
The quarter note symbol (♩) represents a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note. Added to Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols block, it is frequently used in digital text to indicate singing, musical notation, or a general appreciation for music. While standard emojis are more common on social media, this classic text character remains popular in typography, sheet music formatting, and minimalist aesthetic layouts.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9833
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "quarter note"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2669
- HTML
- ♩
In Programming
Occasionally used as a string literal in music generation algorithms, audio engineering scripts, or terminal-based music player interfaces to represent beat values.
Tags
crotchet
melody
music
music note
music typography
note
note duration
quarter
quarter note symbol
sheet music
singing symbol
sound
unicode music