drum Emoji
๐ฅ ยท U+1F941 ยท Emoji 3.0
What does the drum emoji mean?
A drum, the ๐ฅ emoji represents a percussion instrument, often used to signify music, rhythm, or a strong beat, and is also used figuratively to express excitement or to draw attention to something, with slang uses including signaling the start of an event or announcement, and can also represent a dramatic flourish or emphasis, like a drum roll in a performance.
drum emoji examples
- just learned how to play the drums ๐ฅ
- the wait is over ๐ฅ new music video drops tonight
How to copy the drum emoji
To use the drum emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F941), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
drum emoji on different platforms
How the drum emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



drum Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฅ |
| Name | drum |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F941 |
| Shortcode | :drum: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 3.0 (2016) |
drum Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F941, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :drum:.
People also search for the drum emoji as drumsticks, music.