play or pause button
play or pause button meaning
A play triangle and a pause bar combined — the toggle that does both. It means play/pause, the single button most media players actually use. It is less common than either of its halves, because most people reach for the specific action rather than the toggle.
Meaning
A play triangle and a pause bar combined — the toggle that does both. It means play/pause, the single button most media players actually use. It is less common than either of its halves, because most people reach for the specific action rather than the toggle. It is a functional icon with almost no figurative life.
How to use it
- Tap to play or pause ⏯️
- One button does both ⏯️
- Toggle it ⏯️
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).
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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
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | speel-of-onderbreekknoppie |
| አማርኛ | አጫውት ወይም ላፍታ ግታ አዝራር |
| العربية | زر تشغيل أو إيقاف مؤقت |
| অসমীয়া | পৰিৱেশন বা বিৰতি বুটাম |
| azərbaycan | işə sal və ya fasilə et düyməsi |
| башҡорт | уйнау йәки пауза төймәһе |
| беларуская | кнопка «прайграць» і «прыпыніць» |
| български | бутон за пускане или пауза |
| বাংলা | প্লে বা বিরতি বোতাম |
| bosanski | dugme za pauziranje ili nastavak |
| català | botó de pausa o de reproducció |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏔᏁᏟᏓ ᎠᎴᏱᎩ ᏗᎾᎯᏍᏗ ᎦᏗ |
| čeština | tlačítko přehrávání nebo pozastavení |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пауза ӳкерчӗкӗ |
| Cymraeg | botwm chwarae neu saib |
| Deutsch | Wiedergabe oder Pause |
| dolnoserbšćina | tasta "wótgrawaj abo cyń pśestawku" |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπί αναπαραγωγής ή παύσης |
| English | play or pause button |
| español | reproducir o pausa |
| eesti | esitus- ja pausinupp |
| euskara | erreproduzitzeko edo pausatzeko botoia |
| فارسی | دکمهٔ پخش یا مکث |
| suomi | toista/pysäytä |
| Filipino | button na i-play o i-pause |
| føroyskt | spæl ella pausa knappur |
| français | bouton lecture/pause |
| Gaeilge | cnaipe seinnte nó sosa |
| Gàidhlig | putan “Cluich no cuir na stad” |
| galego | botón reprodución ou pausa |
| ગુજરાતી | ચલાવો અથવા થોભાવો બટન |
| Hausa | maɓallin kaɗa ko dakatar da |
| עברית | לחצן הפעלה/השהייה |
| हिन्दी | प्ले और पॉज़ बटन |
| hrvatski | tipka za reprodukciju ili pauzu |
| hornjoserbšćina | tłóčatko "wothrawaj abo čiń přestawku" |
| magyar | lejátszás vagy szünet gomb |
| հայերեն | նվագարկման կամ դադարի կոճակ |
| Indonesia | tombol putar atau jeda |
| íslenska | spilunar- og pásuhnappur |
| italiano | pulsante riproduci/pausa |
| 日本語 | 再生／一時停止ボタン |
| Jawa | tombol main utawa mandheg |
| ქართული | დაკვრის ან დაპაუზების ღილაკი |
| қазақ тілі | ойнату не кідірту түймесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ويناتۋ نە كىدىرتۋ تۇيمەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ូតុងចាក់ឬផ្អាក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪ್ಲೇ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರಾಮ ಬಟನ್ |
| 한국어 | 재생 또는 일시 정지 버튼 |
| कोंकणी | वाजोवप वा थारावप बटण |
| кыргызча | ойнотуу же тындыруу баскычы |
| ລາວ | ປຸ່ມຫຼິ້ນ ຫຼືຢຸດຊົ່ວຄາວ |
| lietuvių | paleisti arba pristabdyti |
| latviešu | poga Atskaņot vai apturēt |
| македонски | копче за пуштање или паузирање |
| മലയാളം | പ്ലേ ചെയ്യുക/താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തുക ബട്ടൺ |
| монгол | тоглуулах, түр зогсоох товчлуур |
| मराठी | प्ले करा किंवा विराम द्या बटण |
| Melayu | butang main atau jeda |
| မြန်မာ | ဖွင့် သို့မဟုတ် ဆိုင်းငံ့ ခလုတ် |
| नेपाली | बजाउने वा रोक्ने बटन |
| Nederlands | knop voor afspelen of pauzeren |
| norsk | spill av/pause-knapp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚାଳନ କିମ୍ବା ବିରାମ ବଟନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਚਲਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਬਟਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Plé ọ Stọ́p-smọl Bọ́tin |
| polski | odtwórz lub wstrzymaj |
| پښتو | د غږولو يا وقفې بټن |
| português | botão de reproduzir ou pausar |
| rumantsch | buttun per far ir u interrumper |
| română | buton de redare sau suspendare |
| русский | воспроизведение/пауза |
| سنڌي | هلائڻ ۽ ساڪت جو بٽڻ |
| တႆး | ၼဵၼလဵၼ်ႁိုဝ်ယင်ႉ |
| සිංහල | ධාවන හෝ විරාම බොත්තම |
| slovenčina | tlačidlo prehrávania a pozastavenia |
| slovenščina | gumb za predvajanje ali zaustavitev |
| Soomaali | bdhanka cayaar ama jooji ah |
| shqip | butoni i luajtjes ose pauzës |
| српски | дугме за репродукцију или паузу |
| srpski | dugme za reprodukciju ili pauzu |
| svenska | knapp för spela eller pausa |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha kucheza au kusitisha |
| தமிழ் | இயக்கு அல்லது நிறுத்து பட்டன் |
| తెలుగు | ప్లే లేదా పాజ్ బటన్ |
| ไทย | เล่นหรือหยุดชั่วคราว |
| ትግርኛ | መጻወቲ ወይ መዕጸዊ መልጎም |
| türkmen dili | aýtdyr ýa-da sägindir düwmesi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻalolomi tā pe tatali |
| Türkçe | oynatma veya duraklatma düğmesi |
| українська | кнопка «Відтворити або призупинити» |
| اردو | چلانے یا روکنے کا بٹن |
| o‘zbek | ijro yoki pauza tugmasi |
| Tiếng Việt | nút phát hoặc tạm dừng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bó̩tìnìpíílè tàbí ìdúró |
| 粵語 | 播放或暫停按鈕 |
| 粤语 | 播放或暂停按钮 |
| 中文 | 播放或暂停按钮 |
| 繁體中文 | 播放或暫停 |
| isiZulu | inkinobho yokudlala noma ukumisa |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+23EF U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :play_pause:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the play or pause button emoji (⏯️) mean?
- A play triangle and a pause bar combined — the toggle that does both. It means play/pause, the single button most media players actually use. It is less common than either of its halves, because most people reach for the specific action rather than the toggle.
- How do you type the play or pause button emoji?
- Copy the play or 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 play or pause button emoji in?
- The play or pause button emoji belongs to the Symbols category.