microphone Emoji
🎤 · U+1F3A4 · Emoji 0.6
What does the microphone emoji mean?
Unlike its literal meaning as a device to amplify sound, the 🎤 microphone emoji is often used figuratively to represent singing, public speaking, or performances, and in slang, it can signify a need to be heard or to have one's voice amplified, as in taking center stage or being the star of a show. This emoji is also closely associated with music, karaoke, and entertainment. In a broader sense, 🎤 can symbolize self-expression and confidence.
microphone emoji examples
- Just got back from the most amazing karaoke night 🎤
- I'm so ready to take the stage and speak my mind 🎤
How to copy the microphone emoji
To use the microphone 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+1F3A4), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
microphone emoji on different platforms
How the microphone 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.
microphone Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🎤 |
| Name | microphone |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F3A4 |
| Shortcode | :microphone: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
microphone Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F3A4, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :microphone:.
People also search for the microphone emoji as karaoke, mic, music, sing, sound.