What does 🎻 Violin mean?
A violin with a bow. It is used for classical music, orchestras, string quartets and violin lessons. It also carries sarcasm: playing “the world’s smallest violin” is a mock-sympathy response to someone moaning about something trivial. Sent alone after a minor complaint, it usually means exactly that.
🎻 Violin is an emoji from the Objects category (musical instruments), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about instrument and music.
Example messages
🎻 Violin on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Violin looks on each platform.
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Violin emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Violin 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 :violin:.
When was the Violin emoji added?
🎻 Violin 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 Violin. The underlying code (U+1F3BB) 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.