♭ flat

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Meaning & usage

Flat (♭) belongs to musical notation or music-themed text.

Use it in a playlist title, musical annotation or performance note; notation symbols may need a music-capable font.

U+266D identifies this exact flat form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.

flat occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with ♭ in search, filenames or text processing.

How to type flat

Windows

Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (266D) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.

Mac

Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for flat. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.

Linux

In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 266D, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.

iPhone & Android

Look for flat in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.