On! arrow Emoji

Symbols

A white 'ON!' text with an exclamation point, centered inside a blue square box with arrows pointing left and right at the top and bottom.

Usage Context

Used to signal that something has been activated, started, or is currently in operation. People often use it to announce they are going live on a stream, starting a game, or diving into a specific topic. It frequently appears alongside status indicators like 🔜 or 🆙.

History

This design originated from early Japanese mobile phone interface icons, where 'ON' buttons were standard for toggling settings or power states. It was standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to help bridge the gap between physical hardware labels and digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🔛

Unicode

U+1F51B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f51b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD1B;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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