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bright button

A white sun-like symbol with radiating rays, used to represent brightness or increased light

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Code points
U+1F506
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Meaning

A white sun-like symbol with radiating rays, used to represent brightness or increased light. In conversation it commonly signals turning up brightness on a screen, or metaphorically "shining" โ€” enthusiasm, positivity, or making something more vivid. It can also mark a highlight, a bright idea, or a cheerful mood. Because it resembles a sun, it is sometimes used for sunny weather or summer, though a dedicated sun symbol is more typical for that. Usage is often ambiguous between literal brightness controls and figurative emphasis, so context usually determines the intent.

Bright button โ€” Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

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red heart + bright button โ€” love combo
pink heart + bright button โ€” love combo
orange heart + bright button โ€” love combo
yellow heart + bright button โ€” love combo
green heart + bright button โ€” love combo
blue heart + bright button โ€” love combo
light blue heart + bright button โ€” love combo
purple heart + bright button โ€” love combo

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Emoji names around the world

Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ€” official Unicode data.

Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F506
Unicode name
bright button
Category
SymbolsAV symbols
Unicode
8.0 ยท 2015Emoji 1.0
Keywords
brightbrightnessbuttonlightemojimeaningmean

Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F506
Unicode namebright button
UTF-8F0 9F 94 86
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):bright_button:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)🔆
HTML (decimal)🔆
CSS\1F506
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F506}
Python\U0001F506
Perl\x{1F506}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F506}
Encodings
Punycodexn--8u8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%94%86

Frequently asked

What does ๐Ÿ”† bright button mean?

A white sun-like symbol with radiating rays, used to represent brightness or increased light. In conversation it commonly signals turning up brightness on a screen, or metaphorically "shining" โ€” enthusiasm, positivity, or making something more vivid. It can also mark a highlight, a bright idea, or a cheerful mood. Because it resembles a sun, it is sometimes used for sunny weather or summer, though a dedicated sun symbol is more typical for that. Usage is often ambiguous between literal brightness controls and figurative emphasis, so context usually determines the intent.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ๐Ÿ”† bright button?

U+1F506 (Unicode 8.0, 2015) ยท :bright_button:

Which emojis are related to ๐Ÿ”† bright button?

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