Bright button Emoji
Symbols
A yellow sun-like icon surrounded by rays, often depicted on a light-colored background. The design mimics the common screen brightness control found in smartphone settings menus or system toggle bars.
Usage Context
Used to represent increasing screen brightness, turning on a flashlight, or indicating high energy. People frequently use it to signal that they are feeling sunny, awake, or metaphorically 'turning up the lights' on a conversation. It is often paired with 🔅 or ☀️ to discuss display settings or weather.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, this icon was derived from the standardized symbols used in mobile operating system interfaces to help users navigate hardware controls without relying on text labels.
Details
Glyph
🔆
Unicode
U+1F506
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f506:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory av-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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