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play or pause button

A combined media control symbol showing a right-pointing triangle beside two vertical bars, representing play and pause together

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Code points: U+23EF U+FE0F
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Meaning

A combined media control symbol showing a right-pointing triangle beside two vertical bars, representing play and pause together. It commonly appears in apps, video players, and streaming interfaces as a toggle for starting or stopping playback. In conversation, it often signals media, music, video, or the act of resuming something paused. It can also suggest a choice between continuing and stopping. Usage varies: some treat it as a general media icon rather than a specific command, so its exact meaning depends on context.

Play or pause button — Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

arrow button pause play right triangle

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Emoji names around the world

English: play or pause buttonالعربية زر تشغيل أو إيقاف مؤقت español reproducir o pausa português botão de reproduzir ou pausar हिन्दी प्ले और पॉज़ बटन Indonesia tombol putar atau jeda

Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.

Quick facts

Code points: U+23EF U+FE0F
Unicode name: play or pause button
Category: SymbolsAV symbols
Unicode: 8.0 · 2015Emoji 1.0
Keywords: arrow button pause play right triangle emoji meaning mean

Developer

Emoji sequenceemoji presentation requested via VS16 (U+FE0F)

Unicode data

Code pointsU+23EF U+FE0F

Unicode nameplay or pause button

UTF-8E2 8F AF EF B8 8F

Shortcodes

Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):play_or_pause_button:

HTML & CSS

HTML (hex)⏯️

HTML (decimal)⏯️

CSS\23EF \FE0F

Languages

JavaScript\u{23EF}\u{FE0F}

Python\u23EF\uFE0F

Perl\x{23EF}\x{FE0F}

PHP / Ruby\u{23EF}\u{FE0F}

Encodings

Punycodexn--gohx307f

URL escape code%E2%8F%AF%EF%B8%8F

Frequently asked

What does ⏯️ play or pause button mean?

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ⏯️ play or pause button?

U+23EF U+FE0F (Unicode 8.0, 2015) · :play_or_pause_button:

Which emojis are related to ⏯️ play or pause button?

🔀 shuffle tracks button, 🔁 repeat button, 🔂 repeat single button, ▶️ play button, ⏩ fast-forward button, ⏭️ next track button, ◀️ reverse button, ⏪ fast reverse button

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