play button
play button meaning
A right-pointing triangle — the play button, and one of the most universally understood icons ever designed. It means start, begin, resume. Figuratively it means getting going, pressing play on a plan, or resuming after a pause.
Meaning
A right-pointing triangle — the play button, and one of the most universally understood icons ever designed. It means start, begin, resume. Figuratively it means getting going, pressing play on a plan, or resuming after a pause. It needs no explanation in any language, which is exactly why it has survived every interface redesign of the last fifty years.
How to use it
- Press play ▶️
- Starting the new project today ▶️
- Resuming where we left off ▶️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | speelknoppie |
| አማርኛ | የአጫውት አዝራር |
| العربية | زر تشغيل |
| অসমীয়া | পৰিৱেশন বুটাম |
| azərbaycan | işə sal düyməsi |
| башҡорт | уйнау төймәһе |
| беларуская | кнопка «прайграць» |
| български | бутон за пускане |
| বাংলা | প্লে বোতাম |
| bosanski | dugme za reprodukciju |
| català | botó de reproducció |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏁᏟᏙᏗ ᎦᏗ |
| čeština | tlačítko přehrávání |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ӳкерчӗк |
| Cymraeg | botwm chwarae |
| Deutsch | Wiedergabe |
| dolnoserbšćina | tasta "wótgrawaj" |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπί αναπαραγωγής |
| English | play button |
| español | reproducir |
| eesti | esitusnupp |
| euskara | erreproduzitzeko botoia |
| فارسی | دکمهٔ پخش |
| suomi | toista |
| Filipino | button na i-play |
| føroyskt | spæl knappur |
| français | bouton lecture |
| Gaeilge | cnaipe seinnte |
| Gàidhlig | putan “Cluich” |
| galego | botón de reprodución |
| ગુજરાતી | ચલાવો બટન |
| Hausa | maɓallin kaɗa |
| עברית | לחצן השמעה |
| हिन्दी | प्ले बटन |
| hrvatski | tipka za reprodukciju |
| hornjoserbšćina | tłóčatko "wohrawaj" |
| magyar | lejátszás gomb |
| հայերեն | նվագարկել կոճակ |
| Indonesia | tombol putar |
| íslenska | spilunartakki |
| italiano | pulsante di riproduzione |
| 日本語 | 再生ボタン |
| Jawa | tombol main |
| ქართული | დაკვრის ღილაკი |
| қазақ тілі | ойнату түймесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ويناتۋ تۇيمەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ូតុងចាក់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪ್ಲೇ ಬಟನ್ |
| 한국어 | 재생 버튼 |
| कोंकणी | वाजोवचें बटण |
| кыргызча | ойнотуу баскычы |
| ລາວ | ປຸ່ມຫຼິ້ນ |
| lietuvių | paleisti |
| latviešu | poga Atskaņot |
| македонски | копче за пуштање |
| മലയാളം | പ്ലേ ബട്ടൺ |
| монгол | тоглуулах товчлуур |
| मराठी | प्ले करा बटण |
| Melayu | butang main |
| မြန်မာ | ဖွင့်ရန် ခလုတ် |
| नेपाली | बजाउने बटन |
| Nederlands | knop voor afspelen |
| norsk | avspillingsknapp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚାଳନ ବଟନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਲੇ ਬਟਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Plé Bọ́tin |
| polski | odtwórz |
| پښتو | د غږولو بټن |
| português | botão reproduzir |
| rumantsch | reproducziun |
| română | buton de redare |
| русский | воспроизведение |
| سنڌي | هلائڻ وارو بٽڻ |
| တႆး | ၼဵၼ်လဵၼ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ධාවන බොත්තම |
| slovenčina | tlačidlo prehrávania |
| slovenščina | gumb za predvajanje |
| Soomaali | badhanka cayaar |
| shqip | butoni i luajtjes |
| српски | дугме за репродукцију |
| srpski | dugme za reprodukciju |
| svenska | uppspelningsknapp |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha kucheza |
| தமிழ் | இயக்கு பட்டன் |
| తెలుగు | ప్లే చేయి బటన్ |
| ไทย | เล่น |
| ትግርኛ | መጻወቲ መልጎም |
| türkmen dili | aýtdyr düwmesi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻalolomi tā |
| Türkçe | oynatma düğmesi |
| українська | кнопка відтворення |
| اردو | چلانے کا بٹن |
| o‘zbek | ijro tugmasi |
| Tiếng Việt | nút phát |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bọ́tínì píílè |
| 粵語 | 播放按鈕 |
| 粤语 | 播放按钮 |
| 中文 | 播放按钮 |
| 繁體中文 | 播放 |
| isiZulu | inkinobho yokudlala |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+25B6 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :arrow_forward: :play:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the play button emoji (▶️) mean?
- A right-pointing triangle — the play button, and one of the most universally understood icons ever designed. It means start, begin, resume. Figuratively it means getting going, pressing play on a plan, or resuming after a pause.
- How do you type the play button emoji?
- Copy the play 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 play button emoji in?
- The play button emoji belongs to the Symbols category.