trombone
trombone meaning
A trombone, added in Emoji 16. 0. It stands for brass and jazz, and inescapably for the sad trombone — the descending "womp womp" that marks failure and disappointment.
Meaning
A trombone, added in Emoji 16.0. It stands for brass and jazz, and inescapably for the sad trombone — the descending "womp womp" that marks failure and disappointment. That comic association is so strong that it arguably arrives before the instrument does, and the emoji is used for failure far more often than for jazz.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Trombone
How to use it
- Sad trombone, womp womp
- That went badly. Cue the trombone
- Brass band practice
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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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 97 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tromboon |
| አማርኛ | ትሮምቦን |
| العربية | ترومبون |
| অসমীয়া | ট্ৰমব’ন |
| azərbaycan | trombon |
| башҡорт | тромбон |
| беларуская | трамбон |
| български | тромбон |
| বাংলা | ট্রম্বন |
| bosanski | trombon |
| català | trombó |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏚᏉᏂ |
| čeština | pozoun |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | тромбон |
| Cymraeg | trombôn |
| Deutsch | Posaune |
| dolnoserbšćina | pozawna |
| Ελληνικά | τρομπόνι |
| English | trombone |
| español | trombón |
| eesti | tromboon |
| euskara | tronboia |
| فارسی | شیپور |
| suomi | pasuuna |
| Filipino | trombone |
| français | trombone à coulisse |
| Gaeilge | trombón |
| Gàidhlig | trompan |
| galego | trombón |
| ગુજરાતી | ટ્રૉમબન |
| Hausa | algaita |
| עברית | טרומבון |
| hrvatski | trombon |
| hornjoserbšćina | pozawna |
| magyar | harsona |
| հայերեն | տրոմբոն |
| Indonesia | trombon |
| íslenska | básúna |
| italiano | trombone |
| 日本語 | トロンボーン |
| Jawa | trombon |
| ქართული | ტრომბონი |
| қазақ тілі | тромбон |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ترومبون |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រុមបូន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಟ್ರಂಬೋನ್ |
| 한국어 | 트롬본 |
| कोंकणी | ट्राम्बोन |
| кыргызча | тромбон |
| ລາວ | ທຣອມໂບນ |
| lietuvių | trombonas |
| latviešu | trombons |
| македонски | тромбон |
| മലയാളം | ട്രൊംബോൺ |
| монгол | тромбон |
| मराठी | ट्रॉंबोन |
| Melayu | trombon |
| မြန်မာ | ကြေးခရာ |
| नेपाली | ट्रमबोन |
| Nederlands | trombone |
| norsk | trombone |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଟ୍ରମ୍ବୋନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਟ੍ਰੋਂਬੋਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | trọ́mbọ́n |
| polski | puzon |
| پښتو | ټرومبون |
| português | trombone |
| rumantsch | posauna |
| română | trombon |
| русский | тромбон |
| سنڌي | ٽرومبون |
| တႆး | ထရွမ်ႇပုၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | ට්රොම්බෝන් |
| slovenčina | trombón |
| slovenščina | pozavna |
| Soomaali | turumbo |
| shqip | trombon |
| српски | тромбон |
| srpski | trombon |
| svenska | trombon |
| Kiswahili | tromboni |
| தமிழ் | டிராம்போன் |
| తెలుగు | ట్రాంబోన్ |
| ไทย | ทรอมโบน |
| ትግርኛ | ትሮምቦን |
| türkmen dili | trombon |
| Türkçe | trombon |
| українська | тромбон |
| اردو | ٹرومبون |
| o‘zbek | trombon |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn trombone |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kàkàkí |
| 粵語 | 長號 |
| 粤语 | 长号 |
| 中文 | 长号 |
| 繁體中文 | 長號 |
| isiZulu | trombone |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA8A
- Emoji version
- 17
- Shortcodes
- :trombone:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the trombone emoji () mean?
- A trombone, added in Emoji 16. 0. It stands for brass and jazz, and inescapably for the sad trombone — the descending "womp womp" that marks failure and disappointment.
- How do you type the trombone emoji?
- Copy the trombone 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 trombone emoji in?
- The trombone emoji belongs to the Objects category.