Clockwise vertical arrows Emoji
Symbols
A pair of arrows arranged in a vertical circular motion, with one arrow pointing up and the other pointing down. It indicates a process of turning, refreshing, or repeating an action.
Usage Context
This icon is the standard visual shorthand for refreshing a web page, reloading a feed, or synchronizing data between a device and a cloud server. It is frequently used in tech support chats when a user needs to restart an app or when something like 🔄 fails to load properly.
History
Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this design stems from early browser interface iconography. It evolved from the 'reload' buttons found in 1990s desktop software, where visual cues were necessary to show users how to pull fresh data from a server.
Details
Glyph
🔃
Unicode
U+1F503
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f503:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
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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