Music symbols
Music Symbols
Tap a symbol to copy it. Copy a note, clef or music emoji. Search by name or Unicode. Below the symbols, a chart gives what each one means and how many beats each note gets.
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Note and rest values
Each note has a rest of the same length. The beats below are for 4/4 time, where a quarter note gets one beat; in 2/2 or 6/8 the beat unit changes, so the counts change too. A dot after a note or rest adds half its value: a dotted half note lasts three beats in 4/4. US names come first, British names in brackets.
| Note | Rest | Name | Beats in 4/4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 𝅝 | 𝄻 | Whole note, whole rest (semibreve) | 4 |
| 𝅗𝅥 | 𝄼 | Half note, half rest (minim) | 2 |
| ♩ | 𝄽 | Quarter note, quarter rest (crotchet) | 1 |
| ♪ | 𝄾 | Eighth note, eighth rest (quaver) | ½ |
| 𝅘𝅥𝅯 | 𝄿 | Sixteenth note, sixteenth rest (semiquaver) | ¼ |
Music symbols and their meanings
Every symbol in this chart is a card above: search its name (for example coda, mf or 8va) and tap it to copy. The chart is a quick reference for reading music, not a full course; how long a fermata lasts or how loud forte is depends on the piece and the performer.
| Symbol | Name | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| ♯ | Sharp | Raise the note a half step. |
| ♭ | Flat | Lower the note a half step. |
| ♮ | Natural | Cancel a sharp or flat and play the plain note. |
| 𝄪 | Double sharp | Raise the note a whole step (two half steps). |
| 𝄫 | Double flat | Lower the note a whole step. |
| 𝄞 | Treble clef (G clef) | Its curl circles the second line of the staff, which becomes the G above middle C. Used for higher parts: the right hand on piano, voice, violin, flute. |
| 𝄢 | Bass clef (F clef) | Its two dots sit on either side of the fourth line, which becomes the F below middle C. Used for lower parts: the left hand on piano, cello, bass. |
| 𝄡 | C clef | Its center marks middle C: on the middle line it is the alto clef (viola), on the fourth line the tenor clef. |
| 𝄴 | Common time | 4/4 time: four quarter-note beats in each measure. |
| 𝄵 | Cut time | 2/2 time (alla breve): two half-note beats in each measure. |
| 𝆏𝆏 | Pianissimo (pp) | Very soft. |
| 𝆏 | Piano (p) | Soft. |
| 𝆐𝆏 | Mezzo-piano (mp) | Moderately soft. |
| 𝆐𝆑 | Mezzo-forte (mf) | Moderately loud. |
| 𝆑 | Forte (f) | Loud. |
| 𝆑𝆑 | Fortissimo (ff) | Very loud. |
| 𝆒 | Crescendo | Get gradually louder. |
| 𝆓 | Decrescendo (diminuendo) | Get gradually softer. |
| 𝄐 𝄑 | Fermata (above, below) | Hold the note or rest longer than its value, as long as the performer or conductor chooses. |
| 𝄆 | Left repeat sign (start repeat) | Marks the start of a passage to play twice. |
| 𝄇 | Right repeat sign (end repeat) | Go back to the start repeat sign, or to the beginning if there is none, and play the passage again. |
| 𝄋 | Segno | The sign that D.S. sends you back to. |
| 𝄌 | Coda | Marks the ending section: at «To Coda», jump ahead to this sign. |
| 𝄊 | Da capo (D.C.) | Go back to the beginning. |
| 𝄉 | Dal segno (D.S.) | Go back to the segno 𝄋. |
| 𝄶 | Ottava alta (8va) | Play the notes under its line an octave higher than written. |
| 𝄷 | Ottava bassa (8vb) | Play the notes over its line an octave lower than written. |
| 𝆖 | Trill (tr) | Alternate quickly between the written note and the note above it. |
| 𝆮 | Pedal down (Ped.) | Press the piano's sustain pedal. |
| 𝆯 | Pedal up | Release the sustain pedal. |
Text notes ♪ ♫ and notation-style notes
♩ is a quarter note, ♪ an eighth note, ♫ beamed eighth notes, and ♬ beamed sixteenth notes. British names include crotchet, quaver and semiquaver. Search either naming style here. These characters are useful in a caption, lesson handout or document; copying them does not assign a pitch or produce sound.
The notation-style half, quarter and eighth notes in this collection are Unicode sequences with a notehead, stem and sometimes a flag. Their cards list every code point actually copied. They may look like one note but contain multiple code points. A music-aware font is needed to position these parts well.
Sharp, flat, natural and clefs
♯ is a music sharp sign, not the keyboard hashtag #. ♭ is a flat sign, not a lowercase b. In ordinary Western notation, sharp raises a natural note by a semitone, flat lowers it by a semitone, and natural cancels an alteration. Use the real signs in labels such as C♯ or B♭ when the destination supports them.
𝄞 is a G clef, commonly positioned as the treble clef; 𝄢 is an F clef, commonly used as the bass clef. 𝄡 is a C clef: its placement makes it an alto or tenor clef. A standalone copied character has no staff position. The dynamic letter m means mezzo and normally combines with p or f; it is not a complete loudness instruction by itself.
Text notes versus music emoji
♪ and ♫ are text symbols; 🎵 and 🎶 are emoji. Text symbols usually follow the surrounding text color, while emoji can appear as colored artwork. If you want a simple black music note in a username, start with ♪ or ♫. Preview the pasted result because the destination app chooses the font and artwork.
Collect mode combines several selections into one line for a playlist caption or bio. It does not turn the line into a playable melody, a sticker, a PNG image or professionally spaced sheet music. For longer compositions, use dedicated notation software.
Unicode codes, HTML and keyboard entry
Each card in the full catalog shows its Unicode code points. For example, ♪ is U+266A, ♫ is U+266B, ♯ is U+266F and 𝄞 is U+1D11E. In HTML source, hexadecimal numeric references such as ♪ and 𝄞 represent those characters. For a sequence, write one reference per code point, in the displayed order.
In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 266A and press Alt + X to insert ♪, or 266B for ♫. That shortcut is specific to supported applications, not a universal browser command. On a Mac, open Character Viewer and search for the symbol name. On phones, use the copy buttons and paste where you need the text. If a clef shows as a box, the receiving font may not contain it; copying again cannot add missing font support.
Sources and standards
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy a music note symbol?
Tap ♪, ♫ or another symbol and wait for the copied message, then paste into your app. If copying is blocked, select the character manually. No login is required.
What do music symbols mean?
Each one tells the player something: ♯ raises a note a half step, mf means moderately loud and 𝄐 (a fermata) means hold the note longer. The chart Music symbols and their meanings on this page lists 30 of them with what each tells you, and the note values table gives how many beats each note gets in 4/4.
What is the difference between ♪ and ♫?
♪ is an eighth note, also called a quaver. ♫ is a pair of beamed eighth notes. Both are text characters, unlike the colorful music emoji 🎵 and 🎶.
How do I copy a sharp, flat or clef?
Copy ♯ or ♭ from Accidentals & dynamics, or search for sharp or flat; the music signs are different characters from # and b. Search treble for 𝄞 or bass for 𝄢. Clefs need a supporting font in the destination app and do not include a staff.
Why do some notes have more than one Unicode code?
Some notation forms combine a notehead with a stem and flag. The displayed codes describe the exact sequence copied, rather than pretending it is one code point. Rendering depends on the font.
Does this tool play or create sheet music?
No. It copies Unicode text and emoji for documents, bios and messages. It does not play audio, arrange notes on a staff or export a score.