▶️ Play Button is an emoji from the Symbols category. Its Unicode code point is U+25B6 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ▶️ Play Button mean?
The ▶️ Play Button emoji belongs to the audio & video symbols group of the Symbols category. People often use it in messages about arrow, button, play, right and triangle. Play Button has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_forward: to insert it.
Play Button emoji codes
| Emoji | ▶️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+25B6 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ▶ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ▶ |
| CSS | \25B6 |
| JavaScript | \u{25B6} |
| Python | \u25B6 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%96%B6 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 B6 |
| Shortcode | :arrow_forward: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :play_button: |
How to type ▶️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “play button”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “play button”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “button”.
- HTML: write
▶in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Play Button keywords
- arrow
- button
- play
- right
- triangle
Frequently asked questions
What does ▶️ mean?
The ▶️ Play Button emoji belongs to the audio & video symbols group of the Symbols category. People often use it in messages about arrow, button, play, right and triangle. Play Button has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_forward: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Play Button emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ▶️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ▶️ Play Button added to Unicode?
Play Button was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Audio & Video Symbols emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.