fast-forward button Emoji
⏩ · U+23E9 · Emoji 0.6
What does the fast-forward button emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
When skipping through a video or rushing to get to the point, users often reach for the fast-forward button emoji, which represents a symbol used to speed up the playback of audio or video content, allowing users to quickly advance through a recording, and is also used figuratively to express a desire to hurry up or move forward in a situation, or to signal that someone is trying to rush or gloss over details, with slang uses including indicating a need to accelerate progress or make a process more efficient.
How the fast-forward button emoji is used
The fast-forward button emoji is frequently used in social media captions and comments to convey a sense of impatience or frustration with a slow-paced video or a lengthy explanation, and its tone can range from humorous to annoyed, depending on the context, with younger generations and TikTok users often employing it in a more playful or ironic manner, while older users may use it in a more literal sense to express genuine frustration.
fast-forward button emoji examples
- just got to the good part ⏩
- can we ⏩ to the part where you tell me what actually happened
How to copy the fast-forward button emoji
To use the fast-forward 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+23E9), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
fast-forward button emoji on different platforms
How the fast-forward button emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
fast-forward button Emoji Details
| Emoji | ⏩ |
| Name | fast-forward button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+23E9 |
| Shortcode | :fast_forward_button: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
fast-forward button Emoji FAQ
When skipping through a video or rushing to get to the point, users often reach for the fast-forward button emoji, which represents a symbol used to speed up the playback of audio or video content, allowing users to quickly advance through a recording, and is also used figuratively to express a desire to hurry up or move forward in a situation, or to signal that someone is trying to rush or gloss over details, with slang uses including indicating a need to accelerate progress or make a process more efficient.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste ⏩ wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+23E9, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :fast_forward_button:.