Banjo

🪕 is the banjo emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “music” and “stringed”.

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Where musical-instrument emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

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Music, practice, and performance posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BANJO
CLDR short name: banjo
Codepoint: U+1FA95
Hex: 1FA95
Emoji version: 12.0
Unicode version: 12.0
First released: 2019
Unicode group: Objects
Unicode subgroup: musical-instrument
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:banjo:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

banjo · music · stringed

How it looks

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the 🪕 banjo emoji mean?: 🪕 is the banjo emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “music” and “stringed”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🪕?: U+1FA95, named BANJO in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🪕 banjo emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 12.0, published in 2019, alongside Unicode 12.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🪕 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “banjo”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🪕 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🪕?: On GitHub, type :banjo: and it turns into 🪕 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.