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Banjo emoji πŸͺ•

πŸͺ• is the banjo: a round-bodied five-string banjo. It means bluegrass, country and folk β€” Nashville, hoedowns, Appalachian music, Deliverance jokes β€” and it stands in…

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What the banjo πŸͺ• emoji means

πŸͺ• is the banjo: a round-bodied five-string banjo. It means bluegrass, country and folk β€” Nashville, hoedowns, Appalachian music, Deliverance jokes β€” and it stands in for the ukulele and mandolin, which have no emoji. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Band: 🎸 guitar on the music guide, 🎻 fiddle, πŸͺ— accordion; the hat 🀠 cowboy hat face.

Unicode name: banjo Β· U+1FA95 Β· Emoji 12.0 (2019) Β· group: Objects.

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How people use it

  • Bluegrass and country: festivals, Nashville
  • Folk: acoustic sets
  • Ukulele stand-in: no uke emoji exists
  • Rural jokes: hoedowns

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
banjoU+1FA95Banjo, bluegrass
guitarU+1F3B8Guitar
violinU+1F3BBFiddle
cowboy hat faceU+1F920Country
accordionU+1FA97Folk

Questions people ask

What does πŸͺ• mean?

A banjo β€” bluegrass, country, folk music.

Is there a ukulele emoji?

No; πŸͺ• or 🎸 are used.

When was πŸͺ• added?

2019, Emoji 12.0.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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