long drum Emoji
🪘 · U+1FA98 · Emoji 13.0
What does the long drum emoji mean?
In music and cultural contexts, 🪘 often represents a rhythmic beat or percussion instrument, symbolizing musical expression and creativity, and is frequently used figuratively to convey energy, excitement, or a lively atmosphere, while its literal definition refers to a long, narrow drum, typically used in Afro-Caribbean and Latin American music traditions, such as conga drums, and is also used to represent the instrument itself in various musical genres, including jazz, salsa, and Afrobeat. Additionally, the 🪘 emoji can be used to symbolize cultural heritage and identity, particularly in relation to Afro-Caribbean and Latin American communities.
How the long drum emoji is used
Furthermore, the 🪘 emoji is used in various online communities, including music production forums and cultural exchange groups, to discuss and share information about music and cultural heritage. The emoji's usage can also vary across different platforms and communities, with some using it more frequently than others.
long drum emoji examples
- just got tickets to the salsa concert 🪘
- this beat is fire 🪘
How to copy the long drum emoji
To use the long 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+1FA98), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
long drum emoji on different platforms
How the long 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.



long drum Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🪘 |
| Name | long drum |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1FA98 |
| Shortcode | :long_drum: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 13.0 (2020) |
long drum Emoji FAQ
It is U+1FA98, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :long_drum:.
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