Music Note ♪ – How to Type on Keyboard (Windows, Mac, HTML)

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♪ ♫ Music notes for captions, playlists, bios, and decorations. Here’s how to type them on any device.

Quick Answer: Hold Alt and type 13 (Windows). Or copy ♪ from the top of this page.

Quick Reference

Symbol ♪
Windows Alt + 13
Mac Ctrl + Cmd + Space
Unicode U+266A
HTML ♪

How to Type ♪ on Windows

Alt + 13 on the number pad. (Yes, just 13!)

How to Type ♪ on Mac

Control + Command + Space, search “music”.

How to Type ♪ in Word

Type 266A then Alt+X.

How to Type ♪ on Mobile

Copy from here, or use 🎵 emoji.

How to Type ♪ in HTML

Use ♪ or ♪.

More Music Notes

Our Symbol Picker has 15 music symbols: ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ and more!

FAQs

Alt code?

The Alt code is 13 — just hold Alt and type 13 on the numeric keypad. Yes, only two digits.

♪ vs ♫?

♪ (U+266A) is a single eighth note; ♫ (U+266B) is two beamed eighth notes. Use ♪ for a single note and ♫ when you want the paired look.

♪ vs 🎵?

♪ is a plain text character that matches your font. 🎵 is a color emoji that looks different on each platform — use ♪ for consistent styling.

Unicode?

The Unicode code point is U+266A. In HTML you can write it as ♪ or ♪.

HTML?

Use the named entity ♪ in your HTML. The decimal ♪ works exactly the same in every browser.

In Word?

Type 266A then press Alt+X and Word converts it to ♪. Or use Insert > Symbol to browse music symbols.

Copy-paste?

Yes, ♪ copies cleanly into captions, playlists, and bios. For more music symbols, check the Symbol Picker’s Music category.

Conclusion

Alt+13 or copy-paste. Code: ♪.

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