counterclockwise arrows button Emoji
🔄 · U+1F504 · Emoji 1.0
What does the counterclockwise arrows button emoji mean?
Literally, 🔄 represents a counterclockwise arrows button, often found on digital devices and interfaces, used to refresh, reload, or undo actions. Figuratively, it is used to signify a restart, a do-over, or a change in direction, and in slang, it can imply a need to reassess or redo something, like a bad decision or a failed attempt. This emoji can also symbolize a loop or a cycle, where something is repeated or ongoing. In a broader sense, 🔄 can represent a fresh start or a new beginning.
counterclockwise arrows button emoji examples
- just got a blue screen on my laptop, time to restart 🔄
- tried to cook dinner but it was a disaster, back to takeout 🔄
How to copy the counterclockwise arrows button emoji
To use the counterclockwise arrows button emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F504), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
counterclockwise arrows button emoji on different platforms
How the counterclockwise arrows button emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
counterclockwise arrows button Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🔄 |
| Name | counterclockwise arrows button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+1F504 |
| Shortcode | :arrows_counterclockwise: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 1.0 (2015) |
counterclockwise arrows button Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F504, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :arrows_counterclockwise:.
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