U+23EF

Play or pause⏯

Play or pause is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Technical block, listed here under Time & Clocks. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "media", "play", "pause", "toggle".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+23EF
Decimal
9199
Hex
0x23EF
Octal
0o21757

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+23EF
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR
DecimalBase 109199
HexadecimalBase 160x23EF
OctalBase 80o21757
BinaryBase 20010001111101111
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2300–U+23FFMiscellaneous Technical
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⏯
HTML entity (hex)⏯
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\23EF
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%8F%AF

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u23EF
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u23EF
Python\u23EF
Java / C# / Kotlin\u23EF

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 8F AF
UTF-16 (BE)23EF
UTF-32 (BE)000023EF

How to type Play or pause

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +23EF with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 23EF then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 23EF. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Play or pause".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 23ef, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⏯ in HTML, \23EF in CSS, and \u23EF in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR
Block
Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300–U+23FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Technical block: U2300.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Play or pause symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⏯ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Play or pause?

Play or pause is U+23EF (decimal 9199, hexadecimal 0x23EF, octal 0o21757). It lives in the Miscellaneous Technical block (U+2300–U+23FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Play or pause?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL BAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Play or pause?

Use ⏯ or ⏯. In CSS, use content: "\23EF".

How do I type Play or pause in code?

JavaScript: "\u23EF". Python: "\u23EF". JSON and Java: "\u23EF". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 8F AF.

Is Play or pause an emoji?

No. Play or pause is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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