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Dim Button

🔅 is the dim button emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “brightness” and “low”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL
CLDR short name
dim button
Codepoint
U+1F505
Hex
1F505
Emoji version
1.0
Unicode version
8.0
First released
2015
Unicode group
Symbols
Unicode subgroup
av-symbol
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:low_brightness:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

brightness · button · dim · low

Tags

buttonlow

How it looks

Dim Button — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Dim Button — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Dim Button — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 🔅 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🔅. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🔅 dim button emoji mean?
🔅 is the dim button emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “brightness” and “low”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🔅?
U+1F505, named LOW BRIGHTNESS SYMBOL in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🔅 dim button emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🔅 on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “dim button”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🔅 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🔅?
On GitHub, type :low_brightness: and it turns into 🔅 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.