The banjo emoji plucks instant bluegrass vibes—think front-porch sunsets, lightning-fast fingerpicking, and that bright, happy twang. People drop it to announce jam sessions, caption cowboy boots and bonfire pics, or jokingly signal “country roads, take me home” energy. It’s also used ironically in memes for “uh-oh, we’re deep in the sticks” moments—aka banjo music intensifies—plus wholesome nods to Kermit strumming The Rainbow Connection. Flirt mode? A cheeky “I like a picker” or “come hear me play” definitely counts.
On iOS, it’s a detailed five‑string banjo with a white drumhead, shiny silver hooks around the rim, a warm wood body, and a dark neck. Look closely and you’ll spot the little fifth‑string tuning peg halfway up the neck—a dead giveaway it’s a classic five‑string. The emoji is shown at a slight three‑quarter tilt, as if propped and ready to pick, with clean, realistic shading that makes the hardware and rim pop. Cultural cue card: bluegrass and old-time roots from Appalachia to modern folk, with “Dueling Banjos” winks and festival-season flexes included.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1005 of 2393 |
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| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Emoji Code Version | iOS 18 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🪕 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🪕 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🪕 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🪕 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1fa95 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1FA95 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129685 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xAA 0x95 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F AA 95 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 252 225 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDE95 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ede95 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56981 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001FA95 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01FA95 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129685 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001FA95" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xaa\x95" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDE95" |
