🎼

musical score

Unicode: 1F3BC

Description

A musical keyboard, typically depicting the black and white keys of a piano or synthesizer.

Group:

Objects > music

Status:

fully-qualified

Emotion:

Typically represents music, playing musical instruments, performances, concerts, or general musical themes. It evokes creativity, melody, and rhythm.

Backstory

This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). It's a standard representation for musical instruments, particularly those with a keyboard interface, and has been a staple in digital communication for conveying musical activities and appreciation.

Usage Examples

  • Talking about playing music: 'Practicing for my piano recital 🎹'
  • Referring to live performances: 'Going to a concert tonight! 🎹🎶'
  • Discussing music genres: 'Love some good jazz fusion 🎹'
  • Announcing music lessons: 'Starting keyboard lessons next week! 🎹'

Cultural Differences

Western culture:

Commonly used to refer to piano lessons, classical music, jazz, or pop music involving keyboards.

East Asian culture:

Similar usage, often associated with K-pop or J-pop music where keyboards are prominent, or for expressing love for anime theme songs played on keyboard.