A button used for shuffling tracks in a playlist. Emoji

Symbols

Two bold arrows pointing to the right that cross over each other in the center, set against a blue square background. The design mimics the physical controls found on media players to indicate a randomized playback mode.

Usage Context

This icon appears on almost every digital music interface, from early portable MP3 players to modern streaming apps. It is used to suggest spontaneity, mixing things up, or moving forward without a predictable order. Users often send it to signal that they are listening to a diverse range of music or to jokingly describe a chaotic situation that feels like it’s being played on random.

History

The shuffle icon became a staple of consumer electronics in the late 1990s as the CD and MiniDisc era gave way to digital files. It was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to ensure media playback controls were consistently represented across mobile operating systems. It is frequently seen alongside other playback controls like ▶️ or 🔁.

Details

Glyph

🔀

Unicode

U+1F500

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f500:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD00;

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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