By Wikipedia, an orchestraโs woodwind section is typically flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons. Only the first has an emoji, ๐ช Flute, from Emoji 15.0, so the clarinet emoji here is that one.
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Flute or saxophone
CLDR, Unicodeโs list of search words, files woodwind under ๐ช alone. Wikipedia calls the clarinet a single-reed instrument with a near-cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and the saxophone a single-reed woodwind too. So ๐ท Saxophone, from Emoji 0.6, is the second tile: it shares the reed.
A small trumpet, by name
Wiktionaryโs first etymology has the word borrowed from Italian clarinetto, a diminutive of clarino, trumpet, because the first clarinets had a strident tone like one. ๐บ Trumpet is the third tile for that reason.
For a bio, Bโญ clarinet names the usual instrument: by Wikipedia it is the most common type.
Questions and answers
Is there a clarinet emoji?
Not by that name. Unicodeโs emoji list, version 18.0, has no clarinet in any name. The nearest are ๐ช and ๐ท, and the combo Clarinet and sax copies both.
How do you type a clarinet emoticon?
Wikipediaโs list of emoticons has none, so the one here is -=ooo=ooo=< in plain ASCII: a mouthpiece, six tone holes and a bell. -=โโโ=โโโ=< covers three of the holes.
Is there an oboe emoji or a bassoon emoji?
No emoji has either name, and CLDR files nothing under oboe or bassoon. By Wiktionary the oboe belongs to the double reed family, so the nearest emoji is again the flute, not the saxophone.
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Closest emoji 11
๐ชAccordionU+1FA97. Filed under accordion and squeezebox. Emoji 13.0.
๐ฅDrumU+1F941. Filed under drum and drumsticks. Emoji 3.0.
๐ชFluteU+1FA88. The only emoji filed under woodwind. Emoji 15.0.
๐ชHarpU+1FA89. The one other emoji filed under orchestra. Emoji 16.0.
๐ตMusical noteU+1F3B5. Filed under note and sound. Emoji 0.6.
๐ถMusical notesU+1F3B6. Filed under notes and music. Emoji 0.6.
๐ผMusical scoreU+1F3BC. Filed under score and music. Emoji 0.6.
๐ทSaxophoneU+1F3B7. A single-reed woodwind, like the clarinet, by Wikipedia. Filed under sax and instrument. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชTromboneU+1FA8A. Filed under brass and jazz. Emoji 17.0.
๐บTrumpetU+1F3BA. Filed under trumpet and instrument. Emoji 0.6.
๐ปViolinU+1F3BB. Filed under violin and instrument. Emoji 0.6.
Clarinet emoticons 8
-=โโโ=โโโ=<Three holes covered, three open
-=โโโ=โโโ=<All six holes covered, for a low note
-==ooo==ooo==ooo==<A longer one, for a bass clarinet
>=ooo=ooo=-The same clarinet, pointing the other way
-=ooo=ooo=<A mouthpiece, six tone holes and a bell. Plain ASCII
-=ooo=ooo=< -=ooo=ooo=<Two clarinets, for a duet
โช -=ooo=ooo=< โชA clarinet between two eighth notes
(โขoโข)-=ooo=ooo=<A face playing it
Clarinet drawings 3
Clarinet on its stand, drawnEight lines of ASCII
Clarinet, drawn lying downThree lines of ASCII
Clarinet, drawn uprightNine lines of ASCII: mouthpiece, barrel, two joints and a bell
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Clarinet words 17
A clarinetBy Wikipedia, common in chamber and orchestral music
Altissimo ๐ถBy Wiktionary, the high one of the clarinetโs three registers
Barrel ๐ถBy Wikipedia, the part the mouthpiece attaches to
Bass clarinetBy Wikipedia, it sounds an octave under the soprano Bโญ clarinet
Basset hornBy Wiktionary, an alto member of the clarinet family. By Wikipedia it is typically in F
Bโญ clarinetBy Wikipedia, the most common type, and the instrument the word clarinet usually means
ChalumeauBy Wiktionary, the woodwind that came before the clarinet, and the name of its lowest range
Clarinet ๐ถBy Wikipedia: a woodwind with a single reed, an almost cylindrical bore and a flared bell
Clarinetist ๐ถBy Wikipedia, a person who plays the clarinet, in North American English
Clarinettist ๐ถBy Wikipedia, a clarinet player, in British English
Clarion register ๐ถBy Wiktionary, the medium one of the clarinetโs three registers
Eโญ clarinetBy Wikipedia, smaller than the commoner Bโญ clarinet
Grenadilla ๐ชตAfrican blackwood. By Wikipedia, nearly all wooden clarinets are made of it
Licorice stick ๐ถBy Wiktionary, slang: a clarinet
Ligature ๐ถBy Wikipedia, the part that attaches the reed to the mouthpiece
Reed ๐ถBy Wiktionary: the thin piece of wood or metal in an aerophone that vibrates and sounds as air passes through
Woodwind ๐ชBy Wiktionary, the woodwinds include flute, piccolo, recorder, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet and bassoon
In other languages 7
ะบะปะฐัะฝะตัRussian for clarinet, by Wiktionary
ใฏใฉใชใใใJapanese for clarinet, by Wiktionary
clarineteSpanish and Portuguese for clarinet, by Wiktionary
clarinetteFrench for clarinet, by Wiktionary
clarinettoItalian for clarinet, by Wiktionary
klarinetDutch and Danish for clarinet, by Wiktionary
KlarinetteGerman for clarinet, by Wiktionary
Clarinet lines 8
๐ถ The cat left the room at the high notesFor practice at home
๐ถ Clarinet practice, back in an hourFor a status
๐ถ Concert at seven, clarinet already warmFor concert day
๐ถ Counting forty bars of restFor a long wait in the score
๐ถ Licorice stick out, scales firstFor a warm-up
๐ถ New reed dayFor a fresh box of reeds
๐ถ Second clarinet, third rowFor a seat in the band
๐ถ That squeak was on purposeFor after a high note
Clarinet combos 15
๐ช๐Band roomFlute, then backpack.
๐ช๐๐Bow and bouquetFlute, then clapping hands, then bouquet.
๐ช๐นClarinet and pianoFlute, then musical keyboard.
๐ช๐ทClarinet and saxFlute, then saxophone.
๐ช๐ช๐ชClarinet choirFlute, three times.
๐ช๐ชClarinet duetFlute, twice.
๐ช๐Clarinet lessonFlute, then open book.
๐ช๐ท๐ฅConcert bandFlute, then saxophone, then drum.
๐ช๐ชFirst chairChair, then flute.
๐ช๐High note, missedFlute, then hear-no-evil monkey.
๐ช๐ป๐ผOrchestra pitFlute, then violin, then musical score.
๐ช๐ฅ๐ถParade clarinetsFlute, then drum, then person walking.
โฐ๐ชPractice alarmAlarm clock, then flute.
๐ช๐ฅ๐Swing nightFlute, then drum, then crescent moon.
๐ช๐ช๐ทWoodwind sectionFlute, twice, then saxophone.