Drum with Drumsticks 🥁

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.

History & usage: The character depicts the DRUM WITH DRUMSTICKS. In its name, tokens such as DRUM and DRUMSTICKS signal a musical instrument and its method of playing, while WITH indicates a relational relation between the items. These tokens show how functional elements in names convey roles and actions in typographic and orthographic systems, separate from language sounds. There is no shape qualifier in this name, so emphasis rests on the object and its use rather than size or form.

Contextual use includes: in dictionaries, grammars, and emoji glossaries to illustrate percussion, rhythm, and musical events; in educational primers as a visual cue in sections on music history or cultural practices; and in scholarly editions and archival transcription to annotate modern symbols that accompany descriptions of performances. If a publisher frames it within a special extended pictographic history, it may be described as a historical variant from a broader set of percussion icons. Cross‑platform display is generally supported, with accessibility readers noting the emoji as a drum symbol when paired with text.

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