Emoji 12
banjo
Also known as music, stringed
This emoji depicts a banjo, a stringed musical instrument with a round body and long neck.
Meaning
The banjo emoji represents a banjo, a stringed instrument associated with folk, country, bluegrass, and Americana music. People use it in posts about music, instruments, performances, lessons, or regional musical culture. It can also suggest a rustic, playful, or traditional tone.
Unicode name
The Unicode Standard defines this emoji as a banjo, a musical instrument in the musical instruments category.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple shows a brown wooden banjo with a round body, long neck, visible strings, and tuning pegs, angled diagonally.
Google
Google Noto shows a warm brown banjo with a circular body, fretted neck, strings, and pegs, presented at a slight angle.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji depicts a brown banjo with a tan drum head, dark neck, strings, and tuning pegs, angled upward.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🪕 banjo belong to?
🪕 banjo belongs to the objects category, which contains 268 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🪕 banjo?
🪕 banjo was added in Emoji 12. Its codepoint is U+1FA95, made up of 1 code points.
