pause button
pause button meaning
Two vertical bars — the pause button. It means stopping temporarily, with the clear implication that you will resume. Figuratively it is one of the most useful icons available: putting a project, a habit or a life on pause.
Meaning
Two vertical bars — the pause button. It means stopping temporarily, with the clear implication that you will resume. Figuratively it is one of the most useful icons available: putting a project, a habit or a life on pause. That distinction from "stop" — pause implies you are coming back — is the whole point of it.
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How to use it
- Putting this on pause for now ⏸️
- Taking a break, not quitting ⏸️
- Pause, breathe, continue ⏸️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | onderbreekknoppie |
| አማርኛ | ላፍታ ግታ አዝራር |
| العربية | زر إيقاف مؤقت |
| অসমীয়া | বিৰতি বুটাম |
| azərbaycan | fasilə et düyməsi |
| башҡорт | пауза төймәһе |
| беларуская | кнопка «прыпыніць» |
| български | бутон за пауза |
| বাংলা | বিরতি বোতাম |
| bosanski | dugme pauziraj |
| català | botó de pausa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏗ |
| čeština | tlačítko pozastavení |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чарăну |
| Cymraeg | botwm saib |
| Deutsch | Pause |
| dolnoserbšćina | tasta "pśestawka" |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπί παύσης |
| English | pause button |
| español | pausa |
| eesti | pausinupp |
| euskara | pausatzeko botoia |
| فارسی | دکمهٔ مکث |
| suomi | pysäytä |
| Filipino | button na i-pause |
| føroyskt | pausaknappur |
| français | bouton pause |
| Gaeilge | cnaipe sosa |
| Gàidhlig | putan “Cuir na stad” |
| galego | botón de pausa |
| ગુજરાતી | થોભાવો બટન |
| Hausa | maɓallin dakatar da |
| עברית | לחצן השהייה |
| हिन्दी | पॉज़ बटन |
| hrvatski | tipka za pauzu |
| hornjoserbšćina | tłóčatko "přestawka" |
| magyar | szüneteltetés gomb |
| հայերեն | դադարի կոճակ |
| Indonesia | tombol jeda |
| íslenska | pásutakki |
| italiano | pulsante pausa |
| 日本語 | 一時停止ボタン |
| Jawa | tombol mandheg |
| ქართული | პაუზის ღილაკი |
| қазақ тілі | кідірту түймесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كىدىرتۋ تۇيمەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ូតុងផ្អាក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ವಿರಾಮ ಬಟನ್ |
| 한국어 | 일시 정지 버튼 |
| कोंकणी | थारावणी बटण |
| кыргызча | тындыруу баскычы |
| ລາວ | ປຸ່ມຢຸດໄວ້ |
| lietuvių | pristabdyti |
| latviešu | poga Pauze |
| македонски | копче за пауза |
| മലയാളം | താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തുക ബട്ടൺ |
| монгол | түр зогсоох товчлуур |
| मराठी | विराम द्या बटण |
| Melayu | butang jeda |
| မြန်မာ | ဆိုင်းငံ့ရန် ခလုတ် |
| नेपाली | पज बटन |
| Nederlands | pauzeknop |
| norsk | pause-knapp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବିରାମ ବଟନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਬਟਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Stọ́p-smọl Bọ́tin |
| polski | pauza |
| پښتو | د وقفې بټن |
| português | botão pausar |
| rumantsch | buttun da pausa |
| română | buton de suspendare |
| русский | пауза |
| سنڌي | ساڪت ڪرڻ جو بٽڻ |
| တႆး | ၼဵၼ်ယင်ႉ |
| සිංහල | විරාම බොත්තම |
| slovenčina | tlačidlo pozastavenia |
| slovenščina | gumb za zaustavitev |
| Soomaali | badhanka hakinta |
| shqip | butoni i pauzës |
| српски | дугме за паузу |
| srpski | dugme za pauzu |
| svenska | pausknapp |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha kusitisha |
| தமிழ் | இடை நிறுத்து பட்டன் |
| తెలుగు | పాజ్ బటన్ |
| ไทย | ปุ่มหยุุดชั่วคราว |
| ትግርኛ | መዕጸዊ መልጎም |
| türkmen dili | sägindir düwmesi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻalolomi tatali |
| Türkçe | duraklatma düğmesi |
| українська | кнопка паузи |
| اردو | وقفہ ڈالنے کا بٹن |
| o‘zbek | pauza tugmasi |
| Tiếng Việt | nút tạm dừng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bọ́tínì ìdánudúró fúngbà díẹ̀ |
| 粵語 | 暫停按鈕 |
| 粤语 | 暂停按钮 |
| 中文 | 暂停按钮 |
| 繁體中文 | 暫停 |
| isiZulu | inkinobho yokuphumuza |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+23F8 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :pause:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the pause button emoji (⏸️) mean?
- Two vertical bars — the pause button. It means stopping temporarily, with the clear implication that you will resume. Figuratively it is one of the most useful icons available: putting a project, a habit or a life on pause.
- How do you type the pause button emoji?
- Copy the pause button emoji ⏸️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the pause button emoji in?
- The pause button emoji belongs to the Symbols category.