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
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory av-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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