Emoji 0.6
play button
Also known as arrow, button, play, right, triangle
A right-pointing triangle representing the play control used to start audio or video playback.
Meaning
The play button emoji depicts the universal symbol for starting media playback. People use it when sharing music, videos, or podcasts to indicate something is playing or ready to watch. It can also direct attention forward, such as toward a link, or signal 'go ahead.'
Unicode name
Unicode defines this character as BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE, shown with emoji presentation to mean play button.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple shows a solid black triangle pointing right, with softly rounded corners and no background.
Google
Google Noto shows a solid black right-pointing triangle with slightly rounded corners on a transparent background.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji shows a solid black right-pointing triangle with rounded corners in a clean, flat style.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ▶️ play button belong to?
▶️ play button belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ▶️ play button?
▶️ play button was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+25B6, made up of 1 code points.
