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Play Button

▶️ is the play button emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “arrow”, “right”, and “triangle”.

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Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Playback, media, and streaming contexts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE
CLDR short name
play button
Codepoint
U+25B6 U+FE0F
Hex
25B6 FE0F
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
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.

:arrow_forward:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

arrow · button · play · right · triangle

Tags

arrowbuttonrighttriangleplay

How it looks

Play Button — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Play Button — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Play 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 ▶️ play button emoji mean?
▶️ is the play button emoji, part of Unicode's Symbols group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “arrow”, “right”, and “triangle”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ▶️?
U+25B6 U+FE0F: the character U+25B6 (BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+25B6 as a plain text symbol.
When was the ▶️ play button emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. 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 “play 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 :arrow_forward: 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.