Fast reverse button Emoji

Symbols

A blue square featuring two white triangles pointing toward the left. This icon mirrors the physical buttons found on legacy cassette players, VCRs, and digital media controllers to indicate high-speed playback in reverse.

Usage Context

Used to tell someone to jump back to a previous point in a conversation, replay a specific moment, or suggest going back to the start. It is frequently sent alongside ⏩ to signify navigating through audio or video content, or used ironically to suggest someone should 'rewind' a poorly made comment.

History

These symbols were standardized for digital interfaces to help users navigate early multimedia software. As physical media like VHS tapes faded, these icons were carried over into computer operating systems and streaming platforms to maintain a consistent language for playback controls.

Details

Glyph

⏪

Unicode

U+23EA

Shortcode

:emoji_u23ea:

HTML Entity

⏪

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory av-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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