stop button
stop button meaning
A filled square — the stop button. Unlike pause, it means ending, not suspending: this is over, and it is not resuming. It is used for halting something definitively, and figuratively for putting an end to a behaviour, an argument or a project.
Meaning
A filled square — the stop button. Unlike pause, it means ending, not suspending: this is over, and it is not resuming. It is used for halting something definitively, and figuratively for putting an end to a behaviour, an argument or a project. The difference between this and pause is the difference between a break and a decision.
How to use it
- Stop. Enough ⏹️
- Ending this properly, not pausing it ⏹️
- Full stop ⏹️
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 | stopknoppie |
| አማርኛ | አቁም አዝራር |
| العربية | زر إيقاف |
| অসমীয়া | ৰখোৱা বুটাম |
| azərbaycan | dayandır düyməsi |
| башҡорт | туҡтатыу төймәһе |
| беларуская | кнопка «спыніць» |
| български | бутон за стоп |
| বাংলা | বন্ধ বোতাম |
| bosanski | dugme zaustavi |
| català | botó d’aturada |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏗ |
| čeština | tlačítko zastavení |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | çитет |
| Cymraeg | botwm stop |
| Deutsch | Stopp |
| dolnoserbšćina | tasta "stop" |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπί διακοπής |
| English | stop button |
| español | detener |
| eesti | peatamisnupp |
| euskara | gelditzeko botoia |
| فارسی | دکمهٔ توقف |
| suomi | lopeta |
| Filipino | button na itigil |
| føroyskt | steðgiknappur |
| français | bouton stop |
| Gaeilge | cnaipe stop |
| Gàidhlig | putan “Cuir stad air” |
| galego | botón de parada |
| ગુજરાતી | રોકો બટન |
| Hausa | maɓallin tsaya |
| עברית | לחצן עצירה |
| हिन्दी | रोकें बटन |
| hrvatski | tipka za zaustavljanje |
| hornjoserbšćina | tłóčatko "stop" |
| magyar | leállítás gomb |
| հայերեն | կանգ կոճակ |
| Indonesia | tombol berhenti |
| íslenska | stopptakki |
| italiano | pulsante stop |
| 日本語 | 停止ボタン |
| Jawa | tombol mati |
| ქართული | შეჩერების ღილაკი |
| қазақ тілі | тоқтату түймесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | توقتاتۋ تۇيمەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៊ូតុងបញ្ឈប់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಬಟನ್ |
| 한국어 | 정지 버튼 |
| कोंकणी | थांबोवप बटण |
| кыргызча | токтотуу баскычы |
| ລາວ | ປຸ່ມຢຸດ |
| lietuvių | sustabdymo mygtukas |
| latviešu | poga Pārtraukt |
| македонски | копче за стоп |
| മലയാളം | നിർത്തുക ബട്ടൺ |
| монгол | зогсоох товчлур |
| मराठी | थांबवा बटण |
| Melayu | butang henti |
| မြန်မာ | ရပ်တန့် ခလုတ် |
| नेपाली | रोक्ने बटन |
| Nederlands | knop voor stoppen |
| norsk | stopp-knapp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସ୍ଥଗିତ ବଟନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੁਕੰਮਲ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਬਟਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Stọ́p Bọ́tin |
| polski | zatrzymaj |
| پښتو | د درولو بټن |
| português | botão parar |
| rumantsch | buttun per fermar |
| română | buton de oprire |
| русский | стоп |
| سنڌي | بند ڪرڻ وارو بٽڻ |
| တႆး | ၼဵၼ်ၵိုတ်း |
| සිංහල | නැවැත්වීමේ බොත්තම |
| slovenčina | tlačidlo zastavenia |
| slovenščina | gumb za ustavitev |
| Soomaali | badhanka joojinta |
| shqip | butoni i ndalimit |
| српски | дугме за заустављање |
| srpski | dugme za zaustavljanje |
| svenska | stoppknapp |
| Kiswahili | kitufe cha kusimamisha |
| தமிழ் | நிறுத்து பட்டன் |
| తెలుగు | ఆపివేయి బటన్ |
| ไทย | ปุ่มหยุด |
| ትግርኛ | መጥፍኢ መልጎም |
| türkmen dili | sakla düwmesi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻalolomi taʻofi |
| Türkçe | durdurma düğmesi |
| українська | кнопка стоп |
| اردو | روکنے کا بٹن |
| o‘zbek | to‘xtatish tugmasi |
| Tiếng Việt | nút dừng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bọ́tínì ìdànudúró |
| 粵語 | 停止按鈕 |
| 粤语 | 停止按钮 |
| 中文 | 停止按钮 |
| 繁體中文 | 停止播放 |
| isiZulu | inkinobho yokumisa |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+23F9 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :stop:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the stop button emoji (⏹️) mean?
- A filled square — the stop button. Unlike pause, it means ending, not suspending: this is over, and it is not resuming. It is used for halting something definitively, and figuratively for putting an end to a behaviour, an argument or a project.
- How do you type the stop button emoji?
- Copy the stop 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 stop button emoji in?
- The stop button emoji belongs to the Symbols category.