Emoji 0.7
pause button
Also known as bar, button, double, pause, vertical
Two parallel vertical bars forming the standard pause symbol used to temporarily stop media playback.
Meaning
The Pause Button emoji shows two vertical bars, the universal pause symbol found on media players, remote controls, and devices. People use it when talking about pausing music, videos, podcasts, or games. It is also used figuratively to suggest taking a break, waiting, or putting something on hold.
Unicode name
Unicode defines U+23F8 as the pause button, a symbol of two vertical bars that temporarily halts audio or video playback.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple's design, the emoji appears as two dark vertical bars centered on a light gray rounded square button with a subtle metallic gradient.
Google
In Google Noto Color Emoji, the emoji is shown as two thick, dark gray vertical bars without a button background.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji, the emoji consists of two solid dark blue vertical bars of equal width and height.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ⏸️ pause button belong to?
⏸️ pause button belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ⏸️ pause button?
⏸️ pause button was added in Emoji 0.7. Its codepoint is U+23F8, made up of 1 code points.
