Play Button Symbol Copy and Paste

Copy ▶, the play button, or take ⏸, ⏹, ⏺, ⏭ or a ready strip such as ⏮⏯⏭.

Play Button Symbol Copy and Paste

▶Black right-pointing triangleU+25B6Ready to copy

71 media controls. Tap any value to copy it.

71 media controls. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
CharacterNameCode pointAlt codeHTMLLaTeX
U+25B6. The play button. Unicode has held it since version 1.1 (1993) as a plain geometric shape, and the emoji list names it play button. It has the Emoji property, so a phone may draw it as an emoji picture: the next two rows settle that either way. It has no Alt code and no named HTML entity: ▶ in HTML.
U+25B6 U+FE0E. ▶ followed by U+FE0E, the invisible character that asks for a plain text drawing. Copy this one where a bare ▶ turns into an emoji picture.
U+25B6 U+FE0F. ▶ followed by U+FE0F, the invisible character that asks for the emoji picture. The emoji list calls it play button and has carried it since Emoji 0.6.
U+23F5. Unicode's alias: forward. Unicode files it under User interface symbols, and its note says it is preferred to ▶. It has no emoji form, so it never turns into a picture. Added in version 7.0 (2014), long after ▶, so look at what arrives before you post it.
U+25BA. A flatter triangle than ▶, and the one with an Alt code: Alt+16 on a number pad. It has no emoji form, so it stays a plain character everywhere.
U+25B7. The play button as an outline. Unicode's alias is z notation range restriction, a use in formal logic. It has no emoji form.
U+23EF. Unicode's alias: play/pause toggle. One button that starts and pauses. The emoji list calls it play or pause button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
U+23F8. Unicode's alias: pause. It is cross-referenced to ‖, the double vertical line of maths. The emoji list calls it pause button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
U+23F9. Unicode's alias: stop. It is cross-referenced to ◼, the black medium square. The emoji list calls it stop button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
U+23FA. Unicode's alias: record. It is cross-referenced to the medium black circle and the large red circle. The emoji list calls it record button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
U+23ED. Unicode's alias: skip to the end or next file/track/chapter. The emoji list calls it next track button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
U+23EE. Unicode's alias: skip to the start or previous file/track/chapter. The emoji list calls it last track button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.

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How it works

▶ is the play button symbol: Black right-pointing triangle, U+25B6. The 71 rows also hold a text style ▶︎ that asks apps not to draw an emoji, ⏵, ►, pause, stop, record and skip buttons, and ready strips such as ⏮⏯⏭.

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Which buttons have an emoji twin

▶, ◀, ⏯, ⏸, ⏹, ⏺, ⏭, ⏮ and ⏏ each have two extra rows: text style adds the invisible U+FE0E and asks for a plain drawing, emoji style adds U+FE0F and asks for the picture. ⏩ and ⏪ are emoji by default and have a text style row. ⏵, ⏴, ►, ◄, ▷, ◁ and ❚ have no emoji form, so they stay plain. Shuffle 🔀, repeat 🔁 and the speakers are emoji by default.

Tips
  • The main media control symbols date back to the 1960s. The triangle points the way the tape moved during playback.
  • For a pause that stays plain text everywhere, copy ❚❚: two heavy vertical bars, and neither has an emoji form.
  • ⏵ joined Unicode in version 7.0 (2014), 21 years after ▶. Look at what arrives before you post it.

Questions and answers

Is there an Alt code for the play button?

Not for ▶. Alt+16 on a number pad types ►, the flatter pointer, and Alt+17 types ◄. In Word, type 25B6, then Alt and X, for ▶ itself. It has no Option key and no named HTML entity.

Why does my play symbol turn into an emoji?

▶ has the Emoji property, so an app may choose the emoji picture. Copy row two, the text style, or take ⏵, ► or ▷, which have no emoji form.

Which play symbol should I copy and paste: ▶, ⏵ or ►?

▶, U+25B6, has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993) and is the emoji list's play button. ⏵, U+23F5, arrived in version 7.0 (2014) beside pause, stop and record, and Unicode's note calls it preferred to ▶. ► is a flatter pointer.

What is the HTML code for the play symbol?

▶ has no named entity, so write ▶ or ▶. The names ▸ and ▸ both give the small ▸, U+25B8, not ▶. ⏵ is ⏵ and the pause button ⏸ is ⏸.

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  • Black circle for record U+23FA. Unicode's alias: record. It is cross-referenced to the medium black circle and the large red circle. The emoji list calls it record button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Black left-pointing double triangle with vertical bar U+23EE. Unicode's alias: skip to the start or previous file/track/chapter. The emoji list calls it last track button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Black medium right-pointing triangle U+23F5. Unicode's alias: forward. Unicode files it under User interface symbols, and its note says it is preferred to ▶. It has no emoji form, so it never turns into a picture. Added in version 7.0 (2014), long after ▶, so look at what arrives before you post it.
  • Black right-pointing double triangle with vertical bar U+23ED. Unicode's alias: skip to the end or next file/track/chapter. The emoji list calls it next track button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
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  • Black right-pointing pointer U+25BA. A flatter triangle than ▶, and the one with an Alt code: Alt+16 on a number pad. It has no emoji form, so it stays a plain character everywhere.
  • Black right-pointing triangle U+25B6. The play button. Unicode has held it since version 1.1 (1993) as a plain geometric shape, and the emoji list names it play button. It has the Emoji property, so a phone may draw it as an emoji picture: the next two rows settle that either way. It has no Alt code and no named HTML entity: ▶ in HTML.
  • Black right-pointing triangle with double vertical bar U+23EF. Unicode's alias: play/pause toggle. One button that starts and pauses. The emoji list calls it play or pause button. Added in version 6.0 (2010). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Black right-pointing triangle, emoji style U+25B6 U+FE0F. ▶ followed by U+FE0F, the invisible character that asks for the emoji picture. The emoji list calls it play button and has carried it since Emoji 0.6.
  • Black right-pointing triangle, text style U+25B6 U+FE0E. ▶ followed by U+FE0E, the invisible character that asks for a plain text drawing. Copy this one where a bare ▶ turns into an emoji picture.
  • Black square for stop U+23F9. Unicode's alias: stop. It is cross-referenced to ◼, the black medium square. The emoji list calls it stop button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Double vertical bar U+23F8. Unicode's alias: pause. It is cross-referenced to ‖, the double vertical line of maths. The emoji list calls it pause button. Added in version 7.0 (2014). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • White right-pointing triangle U+25B7. The play button as an outline. Unicode's alias is z notation range restriction, a use in formal logic. It has no emoji form.

Pause, stop and record 13

  • Black circle U+25CF. A plain disc that can stand in for record where ⏺ turns into a picture. It has no emoji form.
  • Black circle for record, emoji style U+23FA U+FE0F. ⏺ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.7.
  • Black circle for record, text style U+23FA U+FE0E. ⏺ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black right-pointing triangle with double vertical bar, emoji style U+23EF U+FE0F. ⏯ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 1.0.
  • Black right-pointing triangle with double vertical bar, text style U+23EF U+FE0E. ⏯ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black square U+25A0. A plain square that can stand in for stop where ⏹ turns into a picture. It has no emoji form. Alt+254 on a number pad.
  • Black square for stop, emoji style U+23F9 U+FE0F. ⏹ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.7.
  • Black square for stop, text style U+23F9 U+FE0E. ⏹ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Double vertical bar, emoji style U+23F8 U+FE0F. ⏸ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.7.
  • Double vertical bar, text style U+23F8 U+FE0E. ⏸ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Heavy vertical bar U+275A. A dingbat with no emoji form. Two of them make a pause that stays plain text: the next row.
  • Large red circle U+1F534. The red dot of a recording light, as an emoji. Unicode cross-references it from ⏺. The emoji list calls it red circle.
  • Pause made of two heavy bars Made of U+275A. Neither bar has an emoji form, so this pause stays plain text everywhere.

Skip, rewind and fast forward 10

  • Black left-pointing double triangle U+23EA. Unicode's aliases: rewind, fast backwards. The emoji list calls it fast reverse button. It draws as an emoji picture by default, so for plain text copy the next row.
  • Black left-pointing double triangle with vertical bar, emoji style U+23EE U+FE0F. ⏮ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.7.
  • Black left-pointing double triangle with vertical bar, text style U+23EE U+FE0E. ⏮ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black left-pointing double triangle, text style U+23EA U+FE0E. ⏪ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black right-pointing double triangle U+23E9. Unicode's alias: fast forward. The emoji list calls it fast-forward button. It draws as an emoji picture by default, so for plain text copy the next row. Added in version 6.0 (2010).
  • Black right-pointing double triangle with vertical bar, emoji style U+23ED U+FE0F. ⏭ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.7.
  • Black right-pointing double triangle with vertical bar, text style U+23ED U+FE0E. ⏭ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black right-pointing double triangle, text style U+23E9 U+FE0E. ⏩ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Fast forward in outline triangles Made of U+25B7. Neither triangle has an emoji form, so it stays plain text everywhere.
  • Rewind in outline triangles Made of U+25C1. The same pair turned round, for a plain text rewind.

Reverse and back 6

  • Black left-pointing pointer U+25C4. The partner of ►, with an Alt code of its own: Alt+17 on a number pad. It has no emoji form.
  • Black left-pointing triangle U+25C0. ▶ turned round. The emoji list calls it reverse button. It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Black left-pointing triangle, emoji style U+25C0 U+FE0F. ◀ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 0.6.
  • Black left-pointing triangle, text style U+25C0 U+FE0E. ◀ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Black medium left-pointing triangle U+23F4. Unicode's aliases: reverse, back. Its note says it is preferred to ◀. It has no emoji form. Added in version 7.0 (2014).
  • White left-pointing triangle U+25C1. The outline partner of ▷. Unicode's alias: z notation domain restriction. It has no emoji form.

Ready control strips 5

  • Back, pause, next in plain text Made of U+25C1, U+275A and U+25B7. Outline triangles round two heavy bars. None of the four has an emoji form, so the strip stays plain text everywhere.
  • Play, pause, stop, record Made of U+25B6, U+23F8, U+23F9 and U+23FA. The four buttons of a recorder in one string. All four have the Emoji property.
  • Previous, pause, next Made of U+23EE, U+23F8 and U+23ED. The strip of a song that is playing: the middle button shows pause.
  • Previous, play or pause, next Made of U+23EE, U+23EF and U+23ED. The three buttons under a song, as one string with no space. All three have the Emoji property, so a phone may draw them as pictures.
  • Previous, play, next Made of U+23EE, U+25B6 and U+23ED. The strip of a song that is paused: the middle button shows play.

Eject, shuffle, repeat and volume 10

  • Clockwise rightwards and leftwards open circle arrows U+1F501. Unicode's alias: repeat. The emoji list calls it repeat button.
  • Clockwise rightwards and leftwards open circle arrows with circled one overlay U+1F502. Unicode's alias: repeat one item over. The emoji list calls it repeat single button.
  • Eject symbol U+23CF. Unicode's note: UI symbol to eject media. The emoji list calls it eject button. In Unicode since version 4.0 (2003). It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Eject symbol, emoji style U+23CF U+FE0F. ⏏ followed by U+FE0F, which asks for the emoji picture. In the emoji list since Emoji 1.0.
  • Eject symbol, text style U+23CF U+FE0E. ⏏ followed by U+FE0E, which asks for a plain text drawing in place of the picture.
  • Speaker U+1F508. Unicode's alias: left speaker. The emoji list calls it speaker low volume.
  • Speaker with cancellation stroke U+1F507. Mute. The emoji list calls it muted speaker.
  • Speaker with one sound wave U+1F509. The emoji list calls it speaker medium volume.
  • Speaker with three sound waves U+1F50A. Unicode's alias: sound. The emoji list calls it speaker high volume.
  • Twisted rightwards arrows U+1F500. Unicode's alias: shuffle. The emoji list calls it shuffle tracks button. It draws as an emoji picture by default.

Power button 5

  • Heavy circle U+2B58. Unicode's aliases: town or village office, and power off symbol.
  • Power on symbol U+23FD. A plain vertical line for on. Unicode's note says to use ⭘, the heavy circle, for power off.
  • Power on-off symbol U+23FC. A line inside a circle. Unicode's note: IEC 5010 power on-off symbol. Added in version 9.0 (2016).
  • Power sleep symbol U+23FE. A crescent for sleep, cross-referenced to the last quarter moon. Unicode files it under Power symbol from IEEE 1621-2004. Added in version 9.0 (2016).
  • Power symbol U+23FB. The power button: a line breaking out of a circle. Unicode's notes: IEC 5009 standby symbol, IEEE 1621 power symbol. It has no emoji form. Added in version 9.0 (2016).

Look-alike triangles, bars and squares 7

  • Black medium square U+25FC. The square that Unicode cross-references from ⏹. It has the Emoji property, so an app may draw it as a picture.
  • Black right-pointing small triangle U+25B8. A small play triangle, cross-referenced to the triangular bullet. ▸ in HTML, and the longer name ▸ also gives this small one, not ▶. It has no emoji form.
  • Black rightwards arrowhead U+27A4. A dingbat arrowhead, notched at the back. It is an arrow, not a media control.
  • Double vertical line U+2016. The maths sign that Unicode cross-references from ⏸. Unicode's note: used in pairs to indicate norm of a matrix.
  • Triangular bullet U+2023. A list bullet, not a button. Unicode cross-references it to ▸.
  • White right-pointing pointer U+25BB. The outline partner of ►. Unicode's alias: forward arrow indicator.
  • White right-pointing small triangle U+25B9. The small outline. ▹ in HTML.

May be an empty box 3

  • Black medium left-pointing triangle centred U+2BC7. The left-pointing partner, cross-referenced from ◀ and ⏴. Added in Unicode 7.0 (2014).
  • Black medium right-pointing triangle centred U+2BC8. The play triangle centred in its box, cross-referenced from ▶ and ⏵. Added in Unicode version 7.0 (2014).
  • Black right-pointing isosceles right triangle U+1F782. A geometric shape that Unicode cross-references from ⏵. Added in Unicode version 7.0 (2014).

How this list was compiled: Names, and the code points they belong to, are checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt, checked 2026-09-20), and printed in sentence case. Notes that say Unicode's note, Unicode's alias, Unicode files it or cross-references quote the headings, aliases, notes and cross-references of NamesList.txt of the same version (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt); the version a character was added in is from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), block names are from Blocks.txt, the Emoji property and the text style and emoji style sequences are from emoji-data.txt and emoji-variation-sequences.txt of the same version, and the years are from https://www.unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html. Alt codes are from the code page 437 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/PC/CP437.TXT), the PC graphics table for codes 1 to 31 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MISC/IBMGRAPH.TXT) and the code page 1252 table (https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT). HTML entity names are from https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json, the HTML 4 name first where there is one, else the shortest. LaTeX macros are listed only when LaTeX's own fontdef.dtx or ltoutenc.dtx (https://github.com/latex3/latex2e/tree/develop/base) or the amssymb and amsfonts sources (https://mirrors.ctan.org/fonts/amsfonts/source/) define them, matched to a code point through unicode-math-table.tex (https://github.com/latex3/unicode-math). The last group holds characters that one ordinary computer had no font for on the day this list was checked; your device may differ. Notes that say the emoji list calls it, or in the emoji list since, quote the names and the E numbers of emoji-test.txt of the same version (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); draws as an emoji picture by default means the character has Emoji_Presentation in emoji-data.txt. What U+FE0E and U+FE0F ask for is from https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/, checked on 2026-09-20. The set of media controls was compared on 2026-09-20 with the table of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_control_symbols, which lists U+23F5, U+23F8, U+23EF, U+23F4, U+23F9, U+23EA, U+23E9, U+23EE, U+23ED, U+23FA, U+23CF, U+1F500, U+1F501 and U+1F502. Shape words (a flatter triangle, a line breaking out of a circle, a crescent, notched at the back) describe the code chart drawing. Strip rows are this site's own strings, made only of characters that are single rows of this table. Start here is this site's own pick. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)