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Pausing media playback
Just a sec, gotta ⏸️ this song to answer the phone.
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🚀 Emoji Details
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Pause button
The ⏸️ Double Vertical Bar emoji depicts two vertical bars side by side. It is primarily used to represent the pause button, commonly found on media players, audio recorders, and other devices that co...
Meaning & Usage
The ⏸️ Double Vertical Bar emoji depicts two vertical bars side by side. It is primarily used to represent the pause button, commonly found on media players, audio recorders, and other devices that control playback. This emoji signifies the action of temporarily stopping something, such as a song, video, or conversation. It can also be used metaphorically to indicate a temporary halt or break in a project, task, or relationship. The ⏸️ emoji was introduced in Unicode version 7.0 in 2014.
Usage Contexts
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Taking a break from a task
I need to ⏸️ this project for a little while and come back to it later.
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Signifying a temporary stop in a conversation
Let's ⏸️ this discussion and continue it tomorrow.
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Indicating a lull or quiet period
Things have been quiet lately, a definite ⏸️ in the action.
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Duraklatma düğmesi
Türkçe
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Pause
Deutsch
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Bouton pause
Français
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पॉज़ बटन
हिन्दी
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زر إيقاف مؤقت
العربية
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Пауза
Русский
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وقفہ ڈالنے کا بٹن
اردو
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Tombol jeda
Bahasa Indonesia
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Nút tạm dừng
Tiếng Việt
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ปุ่มหยุุดชั่วคราว
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Ishara ya Sitisha
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বিরতি বোতাম
বাংলা
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ဆိုင်းငံ့ရန် ခလုတ်
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To'xtatish tugmasi
Oʻzbek
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विराम द्या बटण
मराठी
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తెలుగు
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Tombol Ngaso
Jawa
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Bişkoka rawestandinê
Kurdî
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Pindutan ng Paghinto
Filipino
Usage Tips
Use with play emoji
Combine with the play emoji (▶️) to indicate starting and stopping.
Context is key
Ensure your audience understands you are referring to pausing something.
Emphasize a break
Use this emoji to highlight a need for a temporary interruption.
Developer Codes
U+23F8-FE0F
⏸-FE0F;
\23F8-FE0F
\u{23F8-FE0F}