Objects · Emoji 16.0
Harp Emoji
is a harp, sent for angelic, dreamy, romantic vibes, or actual classical music and orchestra talk.
shows the tall stringed instrument played by plucking, long associated with angels, heaven, and elegant ceremonies like weddings.
- Unicode
- U+1FA89
- Released
- 2024
- Shortcode
- :harp:
- Skin tones
- No
Added in Emoji 16.0. On phones older than iOS 18.4 / Android 15 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.
01 — Meaning
What does the Harp emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 5.
02 — Platforms
Harp emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character you send is always U+1FA89. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Harp emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :harp:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1FA89.
04 — How to type
How to type the Harp emoji
Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.
05 — Download
Harp emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
06 — Combinations
Harp emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around harp for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — In conversation
What means from a girl or a guy
Who sent the harp and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.
08 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the harp lands changes how it is taken.
10 — History
Where the Harp emoji came from
When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.
Same character every time — U+1FA89 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.
Harp was approved as U+1FA89 and shipped in Emoji 16.0 (2024). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
11 — FAQ