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pause button emoji (Twemoji design)

⏸️ Pause button emoji

Meaning

Its official Unicode name is pause button, filed under audio & video symbols in the symbols group. Keyboards find it when you search for “bar”, “button”, “double”, “pause”, “vertical”.

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What does the pause button emoji mean?

⏸️ is the pause button emoji, part of the “audio & video symbols” set in symbols. It is used for bar, button, double, pause, and its exact tone depends on the conversation.

How do I copy and paste the pause button emoji?

Tap the Copy button on this page and paste ⏸️ anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “bar”.

When was the pause button emoji added?

It arrived in Emoji 0.7, part of the original set carried over from Japanese phone carriers. Support depends on your phone’s software version.