Pause Button
Emoji depicting a button that pauses audio or video playback.
The pause button emoji represents the function of temporarily halting audio or video playback while preserving the current position. It is commonly used in media players, remote controls, and streaming applications. Visually, it is depicted as two vertical bars, indicating that playback can be paused without resetting to the beginning. Users often use it to symbolize pausing music, videos, or podcasts. Its simple and intuitive design makes it universally recognizable across different platforms.
Keywords
Superordinate
Subordinate
Examples
- • I tapped ⏸️ to pause the music.
- • I pressed ⏸️ during the movie to take a break.
- • I used ⏸️ to stop the stream.
Technical Info
Unicode
U+23F8 U+FE0F
NCR (Decimal)
⏸ ️
NCR (Hexadecimal)
⏸ ️
GitHub Short Code
:pause_button:
Sentiment
neutral
Version
E0.7
Emoji Representations (Platform, Font)
⏸️
Noto Emoji (Mono)
⏸️
Your Device
Emoji Only Sentences
Break Time
⏸️☕️
🎬⏸️
⏸️🛏️