Emoji
(MARACAS): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(MARACAS), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji MARACAS
- Unicode Name
- MARACAS
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1FA87
- Category
- Objects
- Subcategory
- Musical Instruments
- Slug
- maracas
Meaning and description of emoticon 
The
emoji depicts a pair of rattles on wooden handles. Part of the Unicode standard, "Objects" category.
is used to show maracas, rhythm, dance mood and lively musical impulse. Paired with
it becomes more precise, and examples like βRhythm, dance and the live sound of a percussion instrument are important here
β convey this well. A close shade is given by
,
,
, but
remains the most expressive option. The sign is appropriate when talking about maracas, dance, rhythm, celebration, live music or a bright musical presentation. Maracas often mean not only an instrument, but an atmosphere of celebration, lightness and movement to the rhythm.
Usage Examples 
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :maracas: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :maracas: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :maracas: | |
| HTML Dec | 🪇 | |
| HTML Hex | 🪇 | |
| CSS | content: "\1FA87"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001FA87 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83E\uDE87 | |
| Perl | \x{1FA87} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1FA87} | |
| Punycode | xn--i09h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%AA%87 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F AA 87 |