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Pause Button

Emoji 0.7 · 2014

About

Pause button, a single Unicode character. Part of the Symbols group, av symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.7, released in 2014.

Platform renderings

15 platforms shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.

Timeline

2015 — 2026
20152026

Showing 204 of 204 events through 2026

  1. 2015First render

    First appeared on Skype

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  2. 2015First render

    First appeared on Microsoft

    Segoe UI Emoji, proprietary.

  3. 2015First render

    First appeared on Apple

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  4. 2015First render

    First appeared on Google

    Release date from the published version index.

  5. 2015First render

    First appeared on JoyPixels

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  6. 2016Redesign

    JoyPixels 2.1

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  7. 2016First render

    First appeared on Twitter / X

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  8. 2016First render

    First appeared on Samsung

    Release date from the published version index.

  9. 2016Redesign

    Apple iOS 9.3

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  10. 2016First render

    First appeared on LG

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  11. 2016Redesign

    JoyPixels 2.2

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  12. 2016Redesign

    JoyPixels 2.2.4

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  13. 2016Redesign

    JoyPixels 2.2.5

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  14. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  15. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.1.2

    Release date from the published version index.

  16. 2016Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1607.

  17. 2016Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 7.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  18. 2016Redesign

    Google Android 7.0

    Blob emoji retired.

  19. 2016Redesign

    Apple iOS 10.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  20. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.2

    Release date from the published version index.

  21. 2016Redesign

    Samsung Touchwiz 7.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  22. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  23. 2016Redesign

    Google Android 7.1

    Date 7.1.0 shipped on Pixel. Lifecycle trackers list 7.1.1, that December.

  24. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.2.2

    Release date from the published version index.

  25. 2016Redesign

    Apple iOS 10.2

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  26. 2016Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.2.3

    Release date from the published version index.

  27. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  28. 2017First render

    First appeared on Facebook

    Release date from the published version index.

  29. 2017Redesign

    Apple iOS 10.3

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  30. 2017Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1703.

  31. 2017Redesign

    JoyPixels 3.0

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  32. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  33. 2017Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.3

    Release date from the published version index.

  34. 2017Redesign

    JoyPixels 3.1

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  35. 2017Redesign

    Facebook 2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  36. 2017Redesign

    Google Android 8.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  37. 2017First render

    First appeared on emojidex

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  38. 2017Redesign

    Facebook 2.2

    Release date from the published version index.

  39. 2017Redesign

    Samsung Experience 8.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  40. 2017Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1709.

  41. 2017First render

    First appeared on WhatsApp

    Release date from the published version index.

  42. 2017Redesign

    Apple iOS 11.1

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  43. 2017Redesign

    Apple iOS 11.2

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  44. 2017Redesign

    Google Android 8.1

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  45. 2017Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.4

    Release date from the upstream project.

  46. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  47. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.5

    Release date from the upstream project.

  48. 2018Redesign

    Apple iOS 11.3

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  49. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.6

    Release date from the upstream project.

  50. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  51. 2018First render

    First appeared on OpenMoji

    Release date from the upstream project.

  52. 2018Redesign

    Facebook 2.2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  53. 2018Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 April 2018 Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1803.

  54. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 2.7

    Release date from the upstream project.

  55. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 11.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  56. 2018Redesign

    Google Android 9.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  57. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 11.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  58. 2018Redesign

    Samsung Experience 9.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  59. 2018Redesign

    JoyPixels 4.0

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  60. 2018Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 11.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  61. 2018Redesign

    Apple iOS 12.1

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  62. 2018Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 October 2018 Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1809.

  63. 2018Redesign

    Facebook 3.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  64. 2018Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.18.379

    Release date from the published version index.

  65. 2019Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.19.7

    Release date from the published version index.

  66. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 11.3

    Release date from the upstream project.

  67. 2019Redesign

    JoyPixels 4.5

    Release date from the EmojiOne/JoyPixels release history.

  68. 2019Redesign

    Samsung One UI 1.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  69. 2019Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.19.62

    Release date from the published version index.

  70. 2019Redesign

    Apple iOS 12.2

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  71. 2019Redesign

    Facebook 3.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  72. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 11.4

    Release date from the upstream project.

  73. 2019Redesign

    Facebook 4.0

    Approximate — no dated release or index entry found.

  74. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  75. 2019Redesign

    OpenMoji 12.0

    Release date from the upstream project.

  76. 2019Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 10 May 2019 Update

    Release date Windows 10 build 1903.

  77. 2019Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.19.175

    Release date from the published version index.

  78. 2019Redesign

    JoyPixels 5.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  79. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  80. 2019Redesign

    Samsung One UI 1.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  81. 2019Redesign

    Google Android 10.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  82. 2019Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.19.244

    Release date from the published version index.

  83. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.1.3

    Release date from the upstream project.

  84. 2019Redesign

    Apple iOS 13.1

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  85. 2019Redesign

    Apple iOS 13.2

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  86. 2019Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.1.4

    Release date from the upstream project.

  87. 2019Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.19.352

    Release date from the published version index.

  88. 2019Redesign

    Apple iOS 13.3

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  89. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.1.5

    Release date from the upstream project.

  90. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  91. 2020Redesign

    JoyPixels 5.5

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  92. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  93. 2020Redesign

    Google Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop

    Release date stated in the version label.

  94. 2020Redesign

    OpenMoji 12.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  95. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 12.1.6

    Release date from the upstream project.

  96. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  97. 2020Redesign

    OpenMoji 12.3

    Release date from the upstream project.

  98. 2020Redesign

    Facebook 13.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  99. 2020Redesign

    JoyPixels 6.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  100. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  101. 2020Redesign

    Samsung One UI 2.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  102. 2020Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.20.198.15

    Release date from the published version index.

  103. 2020Redesign

    Google Android 11.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  104. 2020Redesign

    Apple iOS 14.2

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  105. 2020Redesign

    OpenMoji 13.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  106. 2020Redesign

    Google Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop

    Release date from the published version index.

  107. 2020Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.20.206.24

    Release date from the published version index.

  108. 2021Redesign

    LG Velvet

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  109. 2021Redesign

    JoyPixels 6.5

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  110. 2021Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  111. 2021Redesign

    Apple iOS 14.5

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  112. 2021First render

    First appeared on Sony

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  113. 2021Redesign

    Apple iOS 14.6

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  114. 2021Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  115. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.11.17

    Release date from the published version index.

  116. 2021Redesign

    OpenMoji 13.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  117. 2021Redesign

    Facebook 13.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  118. 2021Redesign

    JoyPixels 6.6

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  119. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 3.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  120. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.16.20

    Release date from the published version index.

  121. 2021Redesign

    Google Android 12.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  122. 2021Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 November 2021 Update

    Release date Windows 11 build 21h2.

  123. 2021Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11

    General availability. Fluent Emoji, MIT licensed.

  124. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  125. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.23.23

    Release date from the published version index.

  126. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0 January 2022

    Release date stated in the version label.

  127. 2022First render

    First appeared on Microsoft Teams

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  128. 2022First render

    First appeared on Toss Face

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  129. 2022Redesign

    Google Android 12l

    Android 12L shipped March 2022; the index had it a release early.

  130. 2022Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.1.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  131. 2022Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 14.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  132. 2022Redesign

    Apple iOS 15.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  133. 2022Redesign

    Toss Face March 2022

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  134. 2022Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.22.8.79

    Release date from the published version index.

  135. 2022Redesign

    Facebook 14.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  136. 2022First render

    First appeared on Noto Emoji

    Release date from the published version index.

  137. 2022Redesign

    OpenMoji 14.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  138. 2022Redesign

    Toss Face 1.3

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  139. 2022Redesign

    Google 15.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  140. 2022Redesign

    Noto Emoji 15.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  141. 2022Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 14.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  142. 2022Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 22H2

    Release date Windows 11 build 22h2.

  143. 2022First render

    First appeared on Twitter Emoji Stickers

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  144. 2022Redesign

    JoyPixels 7.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  145. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 5.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  146. 2023Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.23.2.72

    Release date from the published version index.

  147. 2023Redesign

    Facebook 15.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  148. 2023First render

    First appeared on Icons8

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  149. 2023Redesign

    Apple iOS 16.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  150. 2023Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 15.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  151. 2023Redesign

    Toss Face 1.5

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  152. 2023First render

    First appeared on Huawei

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  153. 2023First render

    First appeared on Microsoft 3D Fluent

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  154. 2023Redesign

    JoyPixels 8.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  155. 2023Redesign

    Noto Emoji 15.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  156. 2023Redesign

    Toss Face 1.6

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  157. 2023Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  158. 2023Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 23H2

    Release date Windows 11 build 23h2.

  159. 2023Redesign

    Google 15.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  160. 2023Redesign

    Noto Emoji Noto 2.042

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  161. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0

    Community-maintained fork after Twitter archived the original repo.

  162. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  163. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  164. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.3

    Release date from the upstream project.

  165. 2023Redesign

    OpenMoji 15.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  166. 2024First render

    First appeared on SerenityOS

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  167. 2024Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.24.2.76

    Release date from the published version index.

  168. 2024Redesign

    Apple iOS 17.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  169. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  170. 2024Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.1

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  171. 2024Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.24.8.85

    Release date from the published version index.

  172. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft 3D Fluent Fluent 15.1

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  173. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 June 2024 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  174. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 15.1

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  175. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  176. 2024Redesign

    JoyPixels 9.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  177. 2024Redesign

    Google 16.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  178. 2024Redesign

    Noto Emoji 16.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  179. 2024Redesign

    Google Android 15.0

    Date it reached devices. AOSP source dropped 2024-09-03.

  180. 2024Redesign

    Huawei Harmony OS 5.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  181. 2024Redesign

    OpenMoji 15.1

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  182. 2025Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.25.1.75

    Release date from the published version index.

  183. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  184. 2025Redesign

    Microsoft 3D Fluent Fluent 16.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  185. 2025Redesign

    Apple iOS 18.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  186. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0 April 2025

    Release date stated in the version label.

  187. 2025Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.25.9.78

    Release date from the published version index.

  188. 2025Redesign

    Google 16.0 June 2025 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  189. 2025Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  190. 2025Redesign

    OpenMoji 16.0

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  191. 2025Redesign

    Facebook 16.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  192. 2025Redesign

    Google 17.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  193. 2025Redesign

    Noto Emoji 17.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  194. 2025Redesign

    JoyPixels 10.0

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  195. 2026Redesign

    Twitter / X 2026 01 09 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  196. 2026Redesign

    SerenityOS 2026 02 04

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  197. 2026Redesign

    Samsung One UI 8.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  198. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.8.72

    Release date from the published version index.

  199. 2026First render

    First appeared on Catrinity

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  200. 2026Redesign

    Apple iOS 26.4

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  201. 2026Redesign

    OpenMoji 17.0

    Release date from the upstream project.

  202. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.22.71

    Release date from the published version index.

  203. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.27.85

    Release date from the published version index.

  204. 2026Redesign

    JoyPixels 11.0

    Release date from the vendor release index.

Encodings

UTF-8
E2 8F B8 EF B8 8F
UTF-8 escaped
\xE2\x8F\xB8\xEF\xB8\x8F
UTF-16
23F8 FE0F
UTF-32
000023F8 0000FE0F
HTML decimal
⏸️
HTML hex
⏸️
CSS
\0023F8\00FE0F
JavaScript
\u{23F8}\u{FE0F}
JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets
\u23F8\uFE0F
Python
\u23F8\uFE0F
URL encoded
%E2%8F%B8%EF%B8%8F
Base64
4o+477iP

Unicode proposals

The document submitted to the Unicode Consortium that introduced this character.

Related

Frequently asked questions

What does ⏸️ mean?
Pause button, a single Unicode character. Part of the Symbols group, av symbol subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is commonly tagged pause button, bar, button, double, pause and vertical.
What is the Unicode code point for ⏸️?
Pause button is not a single character. It is written as U+23F8 U+FE0F — a sequence of 2 code points that displays as one emoji.
When was ⏸️ added to Unicode?
⏸️ was approved as part of Emoji 0.7 and released in 2014, under Unicode 7.0.
How do I type ⏸️?
Copy ⏸️ from this page, or type its shortcode — :double_vertical_bar: and :pause_button: — in an app that expands them, such as GitHub, Slack or Discord.
Why does ⏸️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so ⏸️ changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 204 renderings, including Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
What is ⏸️ called in other languages?
Unicode's CLDR publishes a name for it in 9 other languages, including زر إيقاف مؤقت in Arabic, Pause in German and pausa in Spanish.
What category is ⏸️ in?
⏸️ belongs to Unicode's Symbols group, in the av symbol subgroup.