🪊Trombone emoji
Objects · Emoji 17.0

Trombone emojiTrombone Emoji

🪊 is a trombone, sent for the classic “sad trombone” fail sound, or for actual jazz and brass band music talk.

🪊 shows the brass instrument with its signature sliding tube, known for jazz bands, orchestras, and marching bands.

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Unicode
U+1FA8A
Released
2025
Shortcode
:trombone:
Skin tones
No

⚠️ Added in Emoji 17.0. On phones older than iOS 18 / Android 15 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.

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01 — Meaning

What does the 🪊 Trombone emoji mean?

In plain english
🪊 is a trombone, sent for the classic “sad trombone” fail sound, or for actual jazz and brass band music talk. 🪊 sits in music emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in object emojis, black emojis and white emojis.
Where it comes from
🪊 shows the brass instrument with its signature sliding tube, known for jazz bands, orchestras, and marching bands. Its biggest cultural life online comes from the “wah-wah-waaah” sad trombone sound, so people drop it as a joke reaction whenever a plan flops or something goes wrong.
Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

brass emojiinstrument emojijazz emojimusic emojisad emojislide emoji
02 — Platforms

Trombone emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1FA8A — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your trombone looks like to the person on the other side.

Trombone emoji on OpenMoji
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Open-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Trombone emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :trombone:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1FA8A.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🪊 Trombone emoji

No picker to hand? The trombone can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “trombone”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “trombone”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :trombone: and it converts to 🪊 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🪊, in CSS \1FA8A, in JavaScript \u{1FA8A}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 — Download

Trombone emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 1. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Trombone emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector
06 — Combinations

Trombone emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around trombone for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
Cool trombone combos
Flex trombone combos
Aesthetic trombone combos
Cute trombone combos
Dark trombone combos
Party trombone combos
Love trombone combos
Mood trombone combos
Unhinged trombone combos
Soft trombone combos
Late night trombone combos
Summer trombone combos
Gaming trombone combos
Y2K trombone combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🪊, 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

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl
A girl sending 🪊 is almost always joking about a fail — hers or someone else’s — like a classic sitcom “wah-wah” sound effect after an awkward moment. It’s playful teasing, not real cruelty, usually paired with laughter.
From a guy
A guy sending 🪊 leans the same way, often roasting a friend after a bad play in a game, a missed shot, or an embarrassing story. Less often, it’s literal — talk about an actual band practice or a jazz gig he’s playing.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🪊, you could reply with: “wow, rude 😂,” “I walked right into that one,” or “laugh it up.”
Used in a sentence
08 — Apps

What 🪊 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram
🪊 is a trombone, sent for the classic “sad trombone” fail sound, or for actual jazz and brass band music talk. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🪊 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🪊 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :trombone:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🪊 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🪊 from the copy button above.
09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Trombone emoji

Same family (Objects) — often confused with trombone or used alongside it.

Objects →
🩸Drop Of Blood 🪭Folding Hand Fan 👓Glasses 🕶Sunglasses 🥽Goggles 🥼Lab Coat 🦺Safety Vest 👔Necktie 👕T-shirt 👖Jeans 🧣Scarf 🧤Gloves

Collections 🪊 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

music emojisobject emojisblack emojiswhite emojisdark emojis
10 — History

Where the 🪊 Trombone emoji came from

It arrived with the 17.0 release of the standard, which dates the trombone to 2025.

2025
Added to the standard

Trombone was approved as U+1FA8A and shipped in Emoji 17.0 (2025). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

11 — FAQ

Trombone emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🪊 Trombone emoji mean?
🪊 is a trombone, sent for the classic “sad trombone” fail sound, or for actual jazz and brass band music talk.
What does 🪊 mean from a girl?
A girl sending 🪊 is almost always joking about a fail — hers or someone else’s — like a classic sitcom “wah-wah” sound effect after an awkward moment. It’s playful teasing, not real cruelty, usually paired with laughter.
What does 🪊 mean from a guy?
A guy sending 🪊 leans the same way, often roasting a friend after a bad play in a game, a missed shot, or an embarrassing story. Less often, it’s literal — talk about an actual band practice or a jazz gig he’s playing.
How do you reply to the 🪊 emoji?
If someone sends you 🪊, you could reply with: “wow, rude 😂,” “I walked right into that one,” or “laugh it up.”
What else is the 🪊 emoji called?
Trombone is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “brass emoji”, “instrument emoji”, “jazz emoji”, “music emoji”, “sad emoji”, “slide emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1FA8A.
What is the Unicode code for 🪊?
The Trombone emoji is U+1FA8A, added in Emoji 17.0 (2025). In HTML you can write it as 🪊, and in CSS as \1FA8A.
How do I copy and paste the 🪊 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🪊 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :trombone: for Slack and Discord.