play or pause button Emoji
⏯️ · U+23EF U+FE0F · Emoji 1.0
What does the play or pause button emoji mean?
A play or pause button, the ⏯️ emoji represents a symbol used to control media playback, indicating either the start or stop of a video, audio, or other digital content. Figuratively, it can signify a pause or break in activity, or the resumption of a previously stopped task. In slang, it is often used to ask someone to stop or start doing something, or to indicate a shift in attention or focus. This emoji is also used to symbolize the control of time or the pace of an activity.
play or pause button emoji examples
- just hit play and let's get this meeting started ⏯️
- need a pause from all this noise ⏯️ going for a walk
How to copy the play or pause button emoji
To use the play or pause 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+23EF U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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play or pause button emoji on different platforms
How the play or pause button emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.
play or pause button Emoji Details
| Emoji | ⏯️ |
| Name | play or pause button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+23EF U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :play_or_pause_button: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 1.0 (2015) |
play or pause button Emoji FAQ
It is U+23EF U+FE0F, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :play_or_pause_button:.
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