Windows
2 options- Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
- Or in Word: type 1D158 then Alt + X for the first codepoint.
Multi-codepoint sequence โ emoji picker is the reliable option.
Musical Symbol Notehead Black
A symbol from the Music Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ๐
- Unicode
- U+1D158
- HTML entity
- 𝅘
- Category
- Music Symbols
Export
Download Musical Symbol Notehead Black as a vector SVG or a raster PNG.
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31 of 42 in the music symbols collection
About the musical symbol notehead black symbol
This character represents the Musical Symbol Notehead Black, the foundational oval shape used to indicate the pitch of a note on a staff. In musical notation, it is the dark, filled-in center of a note, most commonly recognized as the head of a quarter note or eighth note. It is part of the Musical Symbols block and is typically read as a generic notehead when viewed outside of a functional score.
In practical writing, this symbol is primarily found in digital musicology papers, educational materials, and technical documentation for music notation software. It serves as a typographic placeholder for designers creating custom musical fonts or as a decorative element in social media posts related to concerts and performing arts. Because it lacks a stem, it is often used in specialized music theory diagrams to isolate the core pitch element from rhythmic components.
How to type Musical Symbol Notehead Black
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system โ derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
- Search by name or paste the symbol โ easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1D158, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character โ for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Part of the Musical Symbols block
๐ musical symbol notehead black lives inside the Musical Symbols Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Musical Symbols โ
Related music symbols
Other music symbols you can copy and paste โ explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
- โฉQuarter NoteCopy the quarter note symbolโ
- โชEighth NoteCopy the eighth note symbolโ
- โซBeamed Eighth NotesCopy the beamed eighth notes symbolโ
- โฌBeamed Sixteenth NotesCopy the beamed sixteenth notes symbolโ
- โญMusic Flat SignCopy the music flat sign symbolโ
- โฎMusic Natural SignCopy the music natural sign symbolโ
- โฏMusic Sharp SignCopy the music sharp sign symbolโ
- ๐Musical Symbol G ClefCopy the musical symbol g clef symbolโ
- ๐ขMusical Symbol F ClefCopy the musical symbol f clef symbolโ
- ๐ชMusical Symbol Double SharpCopy the musical symbol double sharp symbolโ
- ๐ซMusical Symbol Double FlatCopy the musical symbol double flat symbolโ
- ๐Musical Symbol FermataCopy the musical symbol fermata symbolโ
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