U+1FA8A "🪊" Trombone Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1FA8A "🪊" Trombone is a specific code point in the Unicode standard that represents a pictographic or symbolic depiction of a trombone, a brass instrument characterized by its long sliding tube and flared bell. Added to the Unicode library in 2020 as part of the Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block, this character is designed for digital communication and emoji use, allowing users to represent the trombone without relying on text descriptions or images. While it is not as widely recognized or supported across all platforms as more common emojis like the musical notes, it serves as a precise pictogram for the instrument in contexts such as music discussions, band references, or playful messages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1FA8A |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Trombone |
| Block | Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🪊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🪊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0xAA 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83E 0xDE8A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001FA8A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83e\ude8a |