🪇
What 🪇 means
A pair of maracas mid-shake, handles crossed and heads bright. The 🪇 Maracas emoji (Emoji 15.0, September 2022) is percussion, party, and Latin music in one — from salsa bands to that one friend who grabs them at every celebration.
They read festive anywhere: Cinco de Mayo, carnival, beach parties, and songs that demand you dance.
How and when to use it
- Party planning and playlists: "Salsa night confirmed 🪇 bring your dancing shoes."
- For celebration sounds in text form: "Promotion came through!! 🪇🎉"
- Music-class and band content: "Gave the kids 🪇 today. My ears are still ringing. Worth it."
The lowdown
- Category
- Objects › musical-instrument
- Codepoints
U+1FA87- Emoji version
- Emoji 15.0
- Shortcodes
:maracas:- Keywords
- cha, dance, instrument, maracas, music, party, percussion, rattle, shake, shaker
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🪇 Maracas or 😣 Persevering Face?
Runs with a crowd
🪇 keeps company in music emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.