A button used for repeating a track or playlist. Emoji

Symbols

Two arrows forming a continuous loop, pointing in a clockwise direction. The design features a distinct break in the circle, representing a system ready to reset or start over.

Usage Context

Widely recognized as the standard control for looping audio tracks or video clips. Beyond media players, it is frequently used on social media platforms to represent the act of reposting content, similar to a 🔄 or the concept of a 🔁. It implies a cycle that never ends.

History

This icon originated in the physical hardware of cassette and CD players during the 1980s. As digital music players like early MP3 software became the standard, the icon was integrated into software interfaces to maintain consistency with the tactile controls users were already accustomed to.

Details

Glyph

🔁

Unicode

U+1F501

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f501:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD01;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory av-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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