Play or pause button emoji ⏯️
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+23EF U+FE0F
What ⏯️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ⏯️ are arrow, button, pause, play, right, triangle. They show what people use it for.
Search for arrow 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?
⏯️ has been around since Emoji 1.0 (2015), so it is safe to send to anyone.
How to type ⏯️
Search for play or 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 play or pause button.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type play or pause button in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type play or pause button.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ⏯️ is 2 code points (U+23EF 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+23EF U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⏯️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⏯️ | |
| CSS | content: "\23EF \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u23EF\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%8F%AF%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8F AF 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 or pause button |
| Português | botão de reproduzir ou pausar |
| Español | reproducir o pausa |
| Italiano | pulsante riproduci/pausa |
| Français | bouton lecture/pause |
| Deutsch | Wiedergabe oder Pause |
| Türkçe | oynatma veya duraklatma düğmesi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tombol putar atau jeda |
| Polski | odtwórz lub wstrzymaj |
| Русский | воспроизведение/пауза |
| 日本語 | 再生／一時停止ボタン |
| 한국어 | 재생 또는 일시 정지 버튼 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the play or pause button emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⏯️ "play or pause button" and links it with arrow, button, pause, play. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the media buttons subgroup of symbols.
When was the play or pause button emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the play or pause button emoji?
Search for play or pause button in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⏯️.