Pause button emoji ⏸️
Emoji 0.7 (2014) · U+23F8 U+FE0F
What ⏸️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ⏸️ are bar, button, double, pause, vertical. They show what people use it for.
Search for bar or button on your emoji keyboard and ⏸️ is among the results.
You will find ⏸️ among the media buttons (25 emoji), part of symbols with 224 emoji in all. Its neighbours include ⏹️ ⏺️ ⏏️ 🎦.
Will ⏸️ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ⏸️ is part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ⏸️
Search for pause button in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⏸️.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type pause button.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type pause button in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type pause button.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ⏸️ is 2 code points (U+23F8 U+FE0F), 6 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+23F8 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⏸️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⏸️ | |
| CSS | content: "\23F8 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u23F8\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%8F%B8%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8F B8 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⏸️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | pause button |
| Português | botão pausar |
| Español | pausa |
| Italiano | pulsante pausa |
| Français | bouton pause |
| Deutsch | Pause |
| Türkçe | duraklatma düğmesi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tombol jeda |
| Polski | pauza |
| Русский | пауза |
| 日本語 | 一時停止ボタン |
| 한국어 | 일시 정지 버튼 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the pause button emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⏸️ "pause button" and links it with bar, button, double, pause. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the media buttons subgroup of symbols.
When was the pause button emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the pause button emoji?
Search for pause button in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⏸️.