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Quarter note symbol ♩

Quarter note (♩) is Unicode U+2669. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A quarter note (crotchet), the note that gets one beat in most common time signatures.

How to type ♩

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2669.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ♩.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2669 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “quarter 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 2669, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2669, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “quarter note”.

Codes for ♩

UnicodeU+2669
Official nameQUARTER NOTE
BlockMiscellaneous Symbols
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal♩
HTML hex♩
CSScontent: "\2669";
JavaScript"\u2669"
Python"\u2669"
UTF-8 bytesE2 99 A9
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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