Upwards button Emoji

Symbols

A blue square featuring a bold, upward-pointing red triangle. It functions as a visual shorthand for increasing volume, scrolling to the top of a page, or indicating upward movement.

Usage Context

This icon is a staple in digital user interfaces for navigation. You will see it used to highlight the 'back to top' feature on websites, signify a price increase, or denote a higher rank in a competitive setting. It is frequently grouped with 🔽 or ◀️ when building directional controls or interactive menus.

History

Adopted into the Unicode standard in 2010, the upwards button was modeled after the physical control buttons found on early audio/video players and digital media remote controls. Its design ensures quick legibility on small mobile displays.

Details

Glyph

🔼

Unicode

U+1F53C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f53c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD3C;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory av-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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