Meaning
A stringed musical instrument often associated with classical music, orchestras, and angelic or romantic themes.
Category: Objects
harp
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Aliases
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Keywords
cupidinstrumentlovemusicorchestraharp
What does harp mean?
The harp emoji depicts a classical stringed instrument and is often used to represent orchestral music, playing an instrument, or Irish culture. Because of its association with Cupid and angels, it can also be used in contexts involving love, romance, or heavenly sounds. It is generally used literally to talk about music or metaphorically to suggest something sounds magical or soothing.
Often used for
- Discussing classical music or orchestra performances
- Talking about playing or learning the harp
- Referencing Irish culture or traditional Celtic music
- Expressing romantic or angelic themes, often tied to Cupid
- Describing music that sounds soothing or magical
Tone: The tone is usually elegant, peaceful, or romantic. It is rarely used in casual slang, so literal or thematic uses are the most accurate.
in real messages
- just got tickets to see the symphony tonight
- my fingers hurt so much from practicing
- listening to some celtic playlists to relax
- feel like cupid is playing a song for us rn
- that new track sounds so heavenly and soft
How harp looks
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harp codes for developers
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| Emoji | | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1FA89 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🪉 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🪉 | |
| CSS | \1FA89 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1FA89} | |
| JSON | \uD83E\uDE89 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%AA%89 |
in other languages
SpanisharpaFrenchharpeGermanHarfeItalianarpaPortugueseharpaRussianарфаJapaneseハープKorean하프Chinese竖琴LithuanianarfaPolishharfa
Source: Unicode CLDR
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