Play button emoji ▶️
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+25B6 U+FE0F
What ▶️ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Play button ▶️ is tagged with these keywords: arrow, button, play, right, triangle.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing arrow or button in the emoji search brings up ▶️.
Play button ▶️ is one of 25 emoji in the media buttons subgroup of symbols (224 emoji), next to ⏩ ⏭️ ⏯️ ◀️.
Will ▶️ show on my friend's phone?
▶️ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ▶️
Any emoji picker finds ▶️ when you search for play button.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type play button.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type play button in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type play button.
Codes for developers
Play button ▶️ is written with 2 code points: U+25B6 U+FE0F. In UTF-8 it takes 6 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+25B6 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ▶️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ▶️ | |
| CSS | content: "\25B6 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25B6\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%96%B6%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 B6 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 | play button |
| Português | botão reproduzir |
| Español | reproducir |
| Italiano | pulsante di riproduzione |
| Français | bouton lecture |
| Deutsch | Wiedergabe |
| Türkçe | oynatma düğmesi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tombol putar |
| Polski | odtwórz |
| Русский | воспроизведение |
| 日本語 | 再生ボタン |
| 한국어 | 재생 버튼 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the play button emoji mean?
Unicode calls ▶️ "play button" and links it with arrow, button, play, right. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the media buttons subgroup of symbols.
When was the play button emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the play button emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ▶️ when you search for play button.