Counterclockwise arrows button Emoji
Symbols
Two white arrows arranged in a circular loop pointing counterclockwise inside a blue square box. This icon depicts a continuous motion, commonly found in software interfaces to signify a repeating process.
Usage Context
Widely used to indicate that a webpage is reloading, data is synchronizing, or a specific media track is set to repeat. Users often drop this into chat threads when a conversation is going in circles, acting as a visual shorthand for repetitive behavior similar to 🔁.
History
This icon became a standard feature of early 2000s desktop browser toolbars and media players. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to help mobile operating systems mirror the familiar refresh and sync controls found on traditional computer interfaces.
Details
Glyph
🔄
Unicode
U+1F504
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f504:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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