What does 🪘 Long Drum mean?
A tall hand drum, like a conga or djembe. It is used for percussion, rhythm, drum circles and music from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and South Asia. People send it for jam sessions, festivals and dance classes, or to describe a steady beat. It differs from 🥁, which is played with sticks.
🪘 Long Drum is an emoji from the Objects category (musical instruments), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about beat, conga, instrument and rhythm.
Example messages
🪘 Long Drum on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Long Drum looks on each platform.
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Long Drum emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Long Drum 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 :long_drum:.
When was the Long Drum emoji added?
🪘 Long Drum was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 Long Drum. The underlying code (U+1FA98) 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.