reverse button
reverse button meaning
A left-pointing triangle — the reverse or rewind button, the mirror of play. It means going backwards, playing in reverse. It is used far less than play, because forward is the default direction of nearly everything. Figuratively it means undoing, reversing course, or wanting to go back to how things were before.
Meaning
A left-pointing triangle — the reverse or rewind button, the mirror of play. It means going backwards, playing in reverse. It is used far less than play, because forward is the default direction of nearly everything. Figuratively it means undoing, reversing course, or wanting to go back to how things were before.
How to use it
- Rewind that bit ◀️
- Going in reverse ◀️
- Can we go back a step ◀️
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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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | speelterug-knoppie |
| አማርኛ | ወደ ኋላ መልስ አዝራር |
| العربية | زر ترجيع |
| অসমীয়া | পিছলৈ বুটাম |
| azərbaycan | geriyə düyməsi |
| башҡорт | кирегә төймәһе |
| беларуская | кнопка «прайграць назад» |
| български | бутон за връщане |
| বাংলা | রিভার্স বোতাম |
| bosanski | dugme za premotavanje |
| català | botó de retrocedir |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎦᏁᏍᏈᏔᏅᎢ ᎦᏗ |
| čeština | tlačítko přehrávání pozpátku |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | реверс |
| Cymraeg | botwm cildroi |
| Deutsch | Pfeil zurück |
| dolnoserbšćina | tasta "wjerś slědk" |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπί επαναφοράς |
| English | reverse button |
| español | retroceso |
| eesti | tagurpidi esitamise nupp |
| euskara | alderantziz erreproduzitzeko botoia |
| فارسی | دکمهٔ برگرداندن |
| suomi | kelaa hitaasti taakse |
| Filipino | button na i-reverse |
| føroyskt | spola aftur knappur |
| français | bouton retour |
| Gaeilge | cnaipe siar |
| Gàidhlig | putan “Deireadh air thoiseach” |
| galego | botón de retroceso |
| ગુજરાતી | રિવર્સ કરો બટન |
| Hausa | maɓallin juyawa baya |
| עברית | לחצן השמעה לאחור |
| हिन्दी | पीछे जाएँ बटन |
| hrvatski | tipka za pretraživanje unatrag |
| hornjoserbšćina | tłóčatko "wjerć wróćo" |
| magyar | visszajátszás gomb |
| հայերեն | հետադարձման կոճակ |
| Indonesia | tombol mundur |
| íslenska | hnappur til að spóla til baka |
| italiano | pulsante di riavvolgimento |
| 日本語 | 逆再生ボタン |
| Jawa | tombol mbalik |
| ქართული | გადახვევის ღილაკი |
| қазақ тілі | кері қайтару түймесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كەرى قايتارۋ تۇيمەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ូតុងចាក់បញ្ច្រាស |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ರಿವರ್ಸ್ ಬಟನ್ |
| 한국어 | 반대로 버튼 |
| कोंकणी | फाटीं घेवप बटण |
| кыргызча | артка баскычы |
| ລາວ | ປຸ່ມຖອຍຫຼັງ |
| lietuvių | atvirkštinė tvarka |
| latviešu | poga Atpakaļ |
| македонски | копче за премотување наназад |
| മലയാളം | റിവേഴ്സ് ബട്ടൺ |
| монгол | буцаах товчлуур |
| मराठी | मागे न्या बटण |
| Melayu | butang undur |
| မြန်မာ | နောက်ပြန် ခလုတ် |
| नेपाली | उल्ट्याउने बटन |
| Nederlands | knop voor terugspoelen |
| norsk | bakover-knapp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବିପରୀତ ବଟନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਿੱਛੇ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਬਟਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Rivás Bọ́tin |
| polski | wstecz |
| پښتو | د بيرته تلو بټن |
| português | botão de voltar |
| rumantsch | buttun revers |
| română | buton de inversare |
| русский | реверс |
| سنڌي | پوئتي ڪرڻ جو بٽڻ |
| တႆး | ၼဵၼ်ႁူၼ် |
| සිංහල | ආපස්සට බොත්තම |
| slovenčina | tlačidlo spätného prehrávania |
| slovenščina | gumb za predvajanje nazaj |
| Soomaali | badhanka dib u celinta |
| shqip | butoni i kthimit prapa |
| српски | дугме за репродукцију уназад |
| srpski | dugme za reprodukciju unazad |
| svenska | bakåtspolningsknapp |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha kurudisha nyuma |
| தமிழ் | ரிவர்ஸ் பட்டன் |
| తెలుగు | వెనక్కి వెళ్లే బటన్ |
| ไทย | ย้อนกลับ |
| ትግርኛ | መምለሲ መልጎም |
| türkmen dili | tersine düwmesi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻalolomi foki |
| Türkçe | geri düğmesi |
| українська | кнопка реверсу |
| اردو | پیچھے جانے کا بٹن |
| o‘zbek | orqaga o‘tkazish tugmasi |
| Tiếng Việt | nút tua lại |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Bọ́tínì ìdápadà |
| 粵語 | 回帶按鈕 |
| 粤语 | 回带按钮 |
| 中文 | 倒退按钮 |
| 繁體中文 | 倒轉 |
| isiZulu | inkinobho yokubuyela emuva |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+25C0 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :arrow_backward: :reverse:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the reverse button emoji (◀️) mean?
- A left-pointing triangle — the reverse or rewind button, the mirror of play. It means going backwards, playing in reverse. It is used far less than play, because forward is the default direction of nearly everything. Figuratively it means undoing, reversing course, or wanting to go back to how things were before.
- How do you type the reverse button emoji?
- Copy the reverse 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 reverse button emoji in?
- The reverse button emoji belongs to the Symbols category.