What means
A brass trombone, slide extended. The Trombone emoji (Emoji 17.0, September 2025) completes the brass section — and brings with it the single greatest sound effect in comedy history: wah-wah-waaah.
Between jazz bands, marching seasons, and sad-trombone moments, this one earns its keep in both music content and everyday disappointment.
How and when to use it
- Band and jazz content: "Section rehearsal ran long, lips are DONE "
- The sad-trombone moment, textified: "Weekend plans cancelled by rain wah wah."
- Pairs with 🎺🪈🪇 for full band-geek energy.
At a glance
- Category
- Objects › musical-instrument
- Codepoints
U+1FA8A- Emoji version
- Emoji 17.0
- Keywords
- brass, instrument, jazz, music, sad, slide
How it looks across platforms
