maracas
maracas meaning
A pair of maracas, added in Emoji 13. 0. They stand for Latin American music, percussion and rhythm. They are among the simplest instruments there are and among the hardest to play well, which is true of most percussion and which surprises people constantly. Anyone can shake them; almost nobody can keep time with them.
Meaning
A pair of maracas, added in Emoji 13.0. They stand for Latin American music, percussion and rhythm. They are among the simplest instruments there are and among the hardest to play well, which is true of most percussion and which surprises people constantly. Anyone can shake them; almost nobody can keep time with them.
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How to use it
- Maracas and a very loose sense of rhythm 🪇
- Simple to hold, hard to play well 🪇
- Latin percussion 🪇
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | marakkas |
| አማርኛ | ማራካ |
| العربية | مركاس |
| অসমীয়া | মাৰাকাছ |
| azərbaycan | marakas |
| башҡорт | маракас |
| беларуская | маракасы |
| български | маракаси |
| বাংলা | মারাকাস |
| bosanski | marake |
| català | maraques |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂ ᎦᎾᏤᏘ |
| čeština | rumbakoule |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | мараккас |
| Cymraeg | maracas |
| Deutsch | Maracas |
| dolnoserbšćina | maracasy |
| Ελληνικά | μαράκες |
| English | maracas |
| español | maracas |
| eesti | marakas |
| euskara | marakak |
| فارسی | ساز جغجغهای |
| suomi | marakassit |
| Filipino | maracas |
| føroyskt | marakas |
| français | maracas |
| Gaeilge | maracas |
| Gàidhlig | maracas |
| galego | maracas |
| ગુજરાતી | મરાકા |
| Hausa | kacau-kacau |
| עברית | מאראקס |
| हिन्दी | मराकस |
| hrvatski | marakasi |
| hornjoserbšćina | maracasy |
| magyar | rumbatök |
| հայերեն | մարակաս |
| Indonesia | marakas |
| íslenska | hristur |
| italiano | maracas |
| 日本語 | マラカス |
| Jawa | marakas |
| ქართული | მარაკა |
| қазақ тілі | маракас |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ماراكاس |
| ខ្មែរ | ម៉ារ៉ាកាស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮರಾಕಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 마라카스 |
| कोंकणी | माराकास |
| кыргызча | маракас |
| ລາວ | ມາຣາຄັສ |
| lietuvių | marakasai |
| latviešu | marakass |
| македонски | маракас |
| മലയാളം | മാരക്കാസ് |
| монгол | маракус |
| मराठी | खुळखुळा |
| Melayu | marakas |
| မြန်မာ | မာရကာစ် |
| नेपाली | माराकास |
| Nederlands | sambaballen |
| norsk | marakas |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମାରାକାସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮਰੈਕਜ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Márákas |
| polski | marakasy |
| پښتو | ماراکاس |
| português | maracás |
| rumantsch | maracas |
| română | maracas |
| русский | маракасы |
| سنڌي | ڇمڪڻا |
| တႆး | မႃႇရႃႇၶၢတ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | මාරකාස් |
| slovenčina | rumbagule |
| slovenščina | marake |
| Soomaali | maracas |
| shqip | maraka |
| српски | марака |
| srpski | maraka |
| svenska | maracas |
| Kiswahili | maraka |
| தமிழ் | மரக்காஸ் |
| తెలుగు | మరాకస్ |
| ไทย | มาราคัส |
| ትግርኛ | ማራካስ |
| türkmen dili | marakas |
| lea fakatonga | malaka |
| Türkçe | marakas |
| українська | маракас |
| اردو | مراکس |
| o‘zbek | marakas |
| Tiếng Việt | maraca |
| Èdè Yorùbá | marakasi |
| 粵語 | 沙槌 |
| 粤语 | 沙槌 |
| 中文 | 沙球 |
| 繁體中文 | 沙鈴 |
| isiZulu | maracas |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA87
- Emoji version
- 15
- Shortcodes
- :maracas:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the maracas emoji (🪇) mean?
- A pair of maracas, added in Emoji 13. 0. They stand for Latin American music, percussion and rhythm. They are among the simplest instruments there are and among the hardest to play well, which is true of most percussion and which surprises people constantly. Anyone can shake them; almost nobody can keep time with them.
- How do you type the maracas emoji?
- Copy the maracas emoji 🪇 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the maracas emoji in?
- The maracas emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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