How to type ♪
Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+13 on the numeric keypad; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 266a.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 13 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word you can also type 266A and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “eighth note” and double-click ♪.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ♪ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ♪ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ♪ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ♪ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 266a, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 266A, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “eighth note”.
Codes for ♪
| Unicode | U+266A |
|---|---|
| Official name | EIGHTH NOTE |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ♪ |
| HTML hex | ♪ |
| CSS | content: "\266A"; |
| JavaScript | "\u266A" |
| Python | "\u266A" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 AA |
| Windows Alt code | Alt+13 |