Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2669 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Quarter Note Symbol
A symbol from the Music Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ♩
- Unicode
- U+2669
- HTML entity
- ♩
- Category
- Music Symbols
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1 of 41 in the music symbols collection
About the quarter note symbol
On sheet music and in musical notation, the quarter note represents one beat in common time. It is drawn as a filled note head with a stem, and its duration is half that of a half note and twice that of an eighth note. In text messaging and online discussions about music, this symbol is sometimes used as a shorthand for a single beat or a generic musical note.
How to type Quarter Note
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2669.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2669, then press Enter or Space.
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Other music symbols you can copy and paste — explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
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- ♯Music Sharp SignCopy the music sharp sign symbol→
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- 𝄫Musical Symbol Double FlatCopy the musical symbol double flat symbol→
- 𝄐Musical Symbol FermataCopy the musical symbol fermata symbol→
- 𝄑Musical Symbol Fermata BelowCopy the musical symbol fermata below symbol→
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