# check if playerctl status is playing ond output song info
status=$(playerctl status 2>/dev/null)
if [ "$status" = "Playing" ]; then
    # song_info=$(playerctl metadata --format '\u266A {{ artist }} - {{ title }}' 2>/dev/null)
    song_info=$(printf "\u266A %s - %s" "$(playerctl metadata artist 2>/dev/null)" "$(playerctl metadata title 2>/dev/null)")
    echo "$song_info"
else
    echo ""
fi