What does 🎸 Guitar mean?
An electric guitar. It is used for rock music, bands, gigs, guitar lessons and jamming with friends. People send it for concerts, practice or to say something rocks. The keyword “strat” hints at the classic Stratocaster body shape, and fans pair it with 🤘 for rock and metal.
🎸 Guitar is an emoji from the Objects category (musical instruments), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about instrument, music and strat.
Example messages
🎸 Guitar on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Guitar looks on each platform.
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Guitar emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Guitar emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🎸 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :guitar:.
When was the Guitar emoji added?
🎸 Guitar was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🎸 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Guitar. The underlying code (U+1F3B8) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.