Vs button Emoji
Symbols
A bright orange square featuring the letters 'VS' in white, bold, sans-serif font. The design mimics the stylized logos often seen in competitive sports broadcasts and arcade gaming displays.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for highlighting a rivalry, a competition, or a direct comparison between two things. It is frequently used in social media polls or debates to set up a choice between two options, similar to how one might use ⚔️ to signal a battle or a showdown.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the 'VS' button was originally included to support Japanese mobile phone interfaces, where it served as a shorthand graphic for head-to-head gaming matchups in early mobile titles and TV show listings.
Details
Glyph
🆚
Unicode
U+1F19A
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f19a:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory alphanum
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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