About
The Play Button emoji (▶️) is your digital director's chair, commanding whatever needs to start happening right now. Whether you're telling someone to press play on that playlist, drop the beat, or just get the party started, this triangular powerhouse means business—no pause, no rewind, just pure forward momentum.
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
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When to use ▶️
- →Sharing music recommendations and playlists
- →Starting movie nights or binge-watching sessions
- →Encouraging someone to take action or begin something
- →Reacting to audio messages or voice notes
- →Indicating it's time to start a livestream or video call
Keywords
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Related Concepts
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Unicode
- Codepoint
- 25B6
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 0.6
Did you know?
This emoji predates most others, appearing in the very first emoji set (0.6) because even early digital designers knew we'd need a universal "make it happen" button for our increasingly media-rich lives.
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