stop button Emoji
⏹️ · U+23F9 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7
What does the stop button emoji mean?
A stop button, the ⏹️ emoji represents a control used to halt or pause a process, and is often used figuratively to signify a strong rejection or refusal, as in stopping an idea or action in its tracks, and in slang, to express a forceful "no" or "enough", with a tone that can range from firm to humorous, depending on the context in which it is used, and is sometimes referred to as a square emoji due to its shape, although it is specifically a stop symbol, its square shape leads to the confusion, it is used to convey a sense of finality or abruptness.
stop button emoji examples
- just saw the worst movie ever ⏹️
- trying to diet but pizza is calling my name ⏹️
How to copy the stop button emoji
To use the stop 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+23F9 U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
stop button emoji on different platforms
How the stop 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.


stop button Emoji Details
| Emoji | ⏹️ |
| Name | stop button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+23F9 U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :stop_button: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.7 (2014) |
stop button Emoji FAQ
It is U+23F9 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :stop_button:.
People also search for the stop button emoji as button, square, stop.