πͺ
What πͺ means
A long, vase-shaped drum with a wide mouth and a tapering design, sealed on both ends and overall designed with a lacing strap. On some platforms, this emoji is shown tilted to the right side.
The πͺ Long Drum emoji represents a traditional musical instrument used in parts of Native America, Africa, and Thailand. Apart from signifying music, it also evokes an earthy essence given its material (tree trunks).
How and when to use it
- If you're sharing a post related to long drum music, such as a viral video, a heartwarming video, a meme, a gif, anything, you can use πͺ in the caption.
- πͺ can be used in the general context of 'drums'; an informative post, a news post, a personal picture/video, anything.
- If there's a concert that uses long drums as part of the orchestra that you've been waiting for and excited about, you can use πͺ while sharing social media stories, posts, or even a hyped up message to your buddies. Like, "Yooooooo. We HAVE to go for this!!!!πͺ".
- You can also use πͺ to refer to other drums that look like or function like a long drum, like a classical musical instrument used in your country or culture.
- Use πͺ in your social media profile if you're a drummer, generally or specifically for long drums.
Other Names
- πͺ Drum
- πͺ Tubular Membranophone
- πͺ Tree-Trunk Instrument
- πͺ Instrument Made of Tree-Trunk
- πͺ Traditional Instrument
- πͺ Tabla
- πͺ Tubular Drum
- πͺ Floor Tom
The lowdown
- Category
- Objects βΊ musical-instrument
- Codepoints
U+1FA98- Emoji version
- Emoji 13.0
- Shortcodes
:long_drum:- Keywords
- beat, conga, drum, instrument, long, rhythm
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens.
β‘ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first β πͺ Long Drum or π₯οΈ Sun Behind Large Cloud?
Runs with a crowd
πͺ keeps company in baisakhi emojis and ganesh chaturthi emojis and navratri & garba emojis β tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.