Fast reverse button Emoji
Symbols
A blue square featuring two white triangles pointing toward the left. This icon mirrors the physical buttons found on legacy cassette players, VCRs, and digital media controllers to indicate high-speed playback in reverse.
Usage Context
Used to tell someone to jump back to a previous point in a conversation, replay a specific moment, or suggest going back to the start. It is frequently sent alongside ⏩ to signify navigating through audio or video content, or used ironically to suggest someone should 'rewind' a poorly made comment.
History
These symbols were standardized for digital interfaces to help users navigate early multimedia software. As physical media like VHS tapes faded, these icons were carried over into computer operating systems and streaming platforms to maintain a consistent language for playback controls.
Details
Glyph
⏪
Unicode
U+23EA
Shortcode
:emoji_u23ea:
HTML Entity
⏪
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory av-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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