Reverse button emoji ◀️
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+25C0 U+FE0F
What ◀️ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Reverse button ◀️ is tagged with these keywords: arrow, button, left, reverse, triangle.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing arrow or button in the emoji search brings up ◀️.
Reverse 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 reverse button.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type reverse button.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type reverse button in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type reverse button.
Codes for developers
Reverse button ◀️ is written with 2 code points: U+25C0 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+25C0 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ◀️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ◀️ | |
| CSS | content: "\25C0 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25C0\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%97%80%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 80 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 | reverse button |
| Português | botão de voltar |
| Español | retroceso |
| Italiano | pulsante di riavvolgimento |
| Français | bouton retour |
| Deutsch | Pfeil zurück |
| Türkçe | geri düğmesi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tombol mundur |
| Polski | wstecz |
| Русский | реверс |
| 日本語 | 逆再生ボタン |
| 한국어 | 반대로 버튼 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the reverse button emoji mean?
Unicode calls ◀️ "reverse button" and links it with arrow, button, left, reverse. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the media buttons subgroup of symbols.
When was the reverse 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 reverse button emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ◀️ when you search for reverse button.