Official Meaning & Overview
Pauses media playback. Signifies a temporary halt, break, waiting, or interruption in action.
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Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Composite emoji sequence formed by multiple Unicode codepoints (ZWJ / Variation Selector / Regional Indicators)
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U+23F8 U+FE0F23F8-FE0F:pause_button:Developer Codes
:pause_button:⏸️⏸️\23F8\FE0F\u{23F8}\u{FE0F}\u23F8\uFE0F%E2%8F%B8%EF%B8%8FQuick Reference FAQ
What does the ⏸️ Pause Button emoji mean?
Pauses media playback. Signifies a temporary halt, break, waiting, or interruption in action.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ⏸️ Pause Button?
The Unicode codepoint for ⏸️ is U+23F8 U+FE0F, its HTML hex entity is ⏸️, and its shortcode is :pause_button:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ⏸️ Pause Button emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "일시 정지 버튼", 日本語 "一時停止ボタン", 简体中文 "暂停按钮", 繁體中文 "暫停按鈕", Español "Botón de Pausa".