🪕️ Banjo emoji
HTML
🪕
Unicode
U+1FA95
What is 🪕️ called?
🪕️ is called the Banjo emoji.
It is also known as five-string banjo, banjo instrument, or folk banjo. These are natural common, regional, technical, or appearance-based terms rather than extra official names; Unicode’s official name is banjo.
What does 🪕️ mean?
🪕 is officially named banjo. A banjo, a string instrument with a circular body and long neck, central to American folk music, bluegrass, country, and traditional music. Banjos represent rural culture, American musical heritage, folk traditions, and the distinctive twangy sound of traditional string music.
Use it for literal references to banjo and for folk music, bluegrass, country music, American culture, traditional instruments, rural heritage. The round body and long neck identify a banjo, associated with several African American and folk traditions; exact string count is not guaranteed. Related choices include 🎻 Violin and 🥁 Drum.
Other meanings
It can mean folk music, bluegrass, country music, American culture, traditional instruments, rural heritage. Context determines whether a message is musical, performance-related, technical, cultural, or celebratory.
Example Usage
Love the banjo picking in this bluegrass song 🪕
The sound or music message uses banjo 🪕
More details
Officially named banjo. Its code point is U+1FA95. It was introduced in Emoji 12.0.
Visual description
A traditional banjo with circular body, stretched membrane head, and long neck with tuning pegs.
The round body and long neck identify a banjo, associated with several African American and folk traditions; exact string count is not guaranteed. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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