Dim button Emoji
Symbols
A stylized sun icon containing a small, solid circle, positioned next to a downward-pointing chevron. It is designed to look like a hardware interface control for lowering screen brightness.
Usage Context
This icon is standard across mobile devices and laptops for adjusting display backlighting. It is frequently used in tech support conversations to help users troubleshoot dim screens or to signal that someone is lowering their presence in a digital space, much like the 🔆 high brightness button.
History
Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the dim button was part of a set of UI controls meant to mirror the brightness sliders found on early smartphone operating systems, allowing users to toggle display settings directly through software interfaces.
Details
Glyph
🔅
Unicode
U+1F505
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f505:
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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