Meaning
A trombone, the brass instrument with a long slide used to change pitch. It commonly represents music, brass bands, jazz, or orchestral playing, and can appear when discussing musicians, practice, or performances. The slide's association with a descending, mournful "wah-wah" sound gives it a humorous or mock-sad tone in conversation, often signaling disappointment, failure, or a comedic letdown. It can also stand for trombone players themselves. Usage varies, so context usually determines whether the reference is musical, jokey, or sympathetic.
Trombone — Approved as part of Emoji 17.0 in 2025.
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1FA8AtromboneF0 9F AA 8AShortcodes
:trombone:HTML & CSS
🪊🪊\1FA8A Languages
\u{1FA8A}\U0001FA8A\x{1FA8A}\u{1FA8A}Encodings
xn--l09h%F0%9F%AA%8AFrequently asked
What does trombone mean?
A trombone, the brass instrument with a long slide used to change pitch. It commonly represents music, brass bands, jazz, or orchestral playing, and can appear when discussing musicians, practice, or performances. The slide's association with a descending, mournful "wah-wah" sound gives it a humorous or mock-sad tone in conversation, often signaling disappointment, failure, or a comedic letdown. It can also stand for trombone players themselves. Usage varies, so context usually determines whether the reference is musical, jokey, or sympathetic.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for trombone?
U+1FA8A (Unicode 17.0, 2025) · :trombone:
Which emojis are related to trombone?
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