# 🪕 Banjo emoji

🪕 Banjo is an emoji in the musical instruments set of Objects. It was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. Related words: music and stringed.

- Emoji: 🪕
- Unicode name: banjo
- Code points: U+1FA95
- Category: Objects, Musical instruments
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- GitHub shortcode: :banjo:
- Keywords: banjo, music, stringed
- Page: https://emojichart.com/banjo-emoji

## What it means

A round, drum-like body and a long neck give the banjo its look. It is tied to bluegrass, folk and country music, and appears in posts about playing, jam sessions and a down-home, rural feel.

## How to type 🪕

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “banjo”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “banjo”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “banjo”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “banjo”.
- GitHub: Type :banjo: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | banjo | banjo, banyo, cuerda, instrumento, música |
| Français (fr) | banjo | banjo, cordes, instrument, instrument à cordes, musique |
| Deutsch (de) | Banjo | Banjo, Instrument, Musik, Saiteninstrument, Zupfinstrument |
| Italiano (it) | banjo | banjo, musica, strumento a corde |
| Português (pt) | banjo | banjo, cordas, instrumento, música |
| Nederlands (nl) | banjo | banjo, besnaard, instrument, muziek, snaarinstrument, spelen |
| Svenska (sv) | banjo | banjo, musik, sträng |
| Polski (pl) | banjo | banjo, instrument, muzyka, strunowy |
| Türkçe (tr) | banjo | banjo, müzik, yaylı |
| Русский (ru) | банджо | банджо, гитара, играть, инструмент, музыка, струнный |
| Українська (uk) | банджо | банджо, інструмент, музичний, струнний, щипковий |
| Ελληνικά (el) | μπάντζο | έγχορδο, μουσική, μπάντζο |
| العربية (ar) | آلة بانجو | آلة بانجو, أداة, البانجو, بانجو, مزيكا, موسيقى, وتريات |
| עברית (he) | בנג׳ו | בנג׳ו, כלי מיתר, כלי מיתרים, כלי נגינה, מוזיקה, מוסיקה |
| فارسی (fa) | بانجو | بانجو, ساز, ساز زهی, کمانچه, موسیقی |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बैंजो | गिटार, बैंजो, वाद्य, संगीत, सारंगी |
| বাংলা (bn) | ব্যাঞ্জো | তারযুক্ত, বাজনা, বাদ্য যন্ত্র, ব্যাঞ্জো, সঙ্গীত |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | banjo | banjo, musik, senar |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đàn banjo | âm nhạc, có dây, đàn, đàn banjo |
| ไทย (th) | แบนโจ | เครื่องสาย, ดนตรี, แบนโจ, เพลง, สตริง |
| 日本語 (ja) | バンジョー | バンジョー, 弦楽器, 楽器, 音楽 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 밴조 | 밴조, 음악, 현악기 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 班卓琴 | 弦乐器, 弹奏, 班卓琴, 音乐 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 斑鳩琴 | 弦樂器, 斑鳩琴, 樂器, 音樂 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): banjo
- Akan (ak): bandwo
- Albanian (sq): banxho
- Amharic (am): ባንጆ
- Armenian (hy): բանջո
- Assamese (as): বাঞ্জো
- Azerbaijani (az): banco
- Bashkir (ba): банджо
- Basque (eu): banjoa
- Belarusian (be): банджа
- Bosnian (bs): bendžo
- Breton (br): banjo
- Bulgarian (bg): банджо
- Burmese (my): ဘင်ဂျို
- Cantonese (yue): 班卓琴
- Catalan (ca): banjo
- Cherokee (chr): ᏗᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ
- Chuvash (cv): панчо
- Croatian (hr): bendžo
- Czech (cs): banjo
- Danish (da): banjo
- Estonian (et): bandžo
- Faroese (fo): banjo
- Filipino (fil): banjo
- Finnish (fi): banjo
- Galician (gl): banxo
- Georgian (ka): ბანჯო
- Gujarati (gu): બેન્જો
- Hausa (ha): gurmin banjo
- Hungarian (hu): bendzsó
- Icelandic (is): banjó
- Igbo (ig): banjo
- Irish (ga): bainseó
- Javanese (jv): gitar banjo
- Kannada (kn): ಬಂಜೋ
- Kazakh (kk): банджо
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): بانجو
- Khmer (km): បានចូ
- Konkani (kok): बँजो
- Kyrgyz (ky): банжо
- Lao (lo): ແບນ​ໂຈ
- Latvian (lv): bandžo
- Lithuanian (lt): bandža
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): banjo
- Macedonian (mk): бенџо
- Malay (ms): banjo
- Malayalam (ml): ബാഞ്ചോ
- Marathi (mr): बँजो
- Mongolian (mn): банжо
- Nepali (ne): बान्जो
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Banjó
- Norwegian (no): banjo
- Odia (or): ବେଞ୍ଜୋ
- Oromo (om): baanjoo
- Pashto (ps): بينجو
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੈਂਜੋ
- Quechua (qu): banjo
- Romanian (ro): banjo
- Romansh (rm): banjo
- Sardinian (sc): banjo
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bainsio
- Serbian (sr): бенџо
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): bendžo
- Shan (shn): ပႅၼ်ႇၵျူဝ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): بانجو
- Sinhala (si): බන්ජෝ
- Slovak (sk): bendžo
- Slovenian (sl): bendžo
- Somali (so): gitaar nooc mareykan ah
- Swahili (sw): gambusi
- Tamil (ta): பாஞ்சோ
- Telugu (te): బాంజో
- Tigrinya (ti): ባንጆ
- Tongan (to): penisiō
- Turkmen (tk): banjo
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): banjo
- Urdu (ur): بینجو
- Uzbek (uz): banjo
- Welsh (cy): banjo
- Yoruba (yo): bánjò
- Zulu (zu): i-banjo

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FA95` |
| HTML | `🪕` |
| CSS | `\1FA95` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FA95}` |
| Python | `\U0001FA95` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AA 95` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DE95` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AA%95` |

## Questions

### What does the 🪕 banjo emoji mean?

A round, drum-like body and a long neck give the banjo its look. It is tied to bluegrass, folk and country music, and appears in posts about playing, jam sessions and a down-home, rural feel.

### How do I type the 🪕 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “banjo”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :banjo:.

### When was the 🪕 emoji added?

🪕 was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🪕?

U+1FA95. In HTML you can write 🪕, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FA95}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/banjo-emoji