Meaning
Represents a dual-function media control for playing or pausing audio and video content.
Category: Symbols
⏯️play or pause button
⏯️ play or pause button belongs to Symbols. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:play_or_pause_button:
Keywords
arrowbuttonpauseplayrighttriangleplay or pause button
What does ⏯️ play or pause button mean?
The play or pause button emoji depicts a media control symbol that combines a right-pointing triangle (play) with a right-pointing double triangle (pause). It is often used in digital contexts to indicate toggling media playback, such as starting or stopping a podcast, video, or music track. Depending on context, it can also refer more broadly to media controls or the act of consuming audiovisual content.
Often used for
- Indicating the start or stop of a video or audio stream
- Referencing media playback controls on a device
- Talking about listening to a podcast or music
- Asking someone to play or pause a shared video
Tone: Generally neutral and functional. It is rarely used figuratively, so it is best kept to literal contexts involving media, screens, or audio playback.
Illustrative message examples with ⏯️
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- can you hit the ⏯️ button i can't hear it
- just press ⏯️ to start the recording
- i keep hitting ⏯️ by accident when i walk
- the ⏯️ icon on this app is so small
- wait let me find the ⏯️ button on my phone
Combos, text art & scenes with ⏯️
How ⏯️ play or pause button looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
⏯️ play or pause button codes for developers
Every format below produces ⏯️ — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | ⏯️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+23EF U+FE0F | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⏯️ | |
| HTML (hex) | ⏯️ | |
| CSS | \23EF\FE0F | |
| JavaScript | \u{23EF}\u{FE0F} | |
| JSON | \u23EF\uFE0F | |
| URL encoded | %E2%8F%AF%EF%B8%8F | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :play_or_pause_button: |
⏯️ in other languages
Spanishreproducir o pausaFrenchbouton lecture/pauseGermanWiedergabe oder PauseItalianpulsante riproduci/pausaPortuguesebotão de reproduzir ou pausarRussianвоспроизведение/паузаJapanese再生／一時停止ボタンKorean재생 또는 일시 정지 버튼Chinese播放或暂停按钮Lithuanianpaleisti arba pristabdytiPolishodtwórz lub wstrzymaj
Source: Unicode CLDR
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