Pause Key symbol
Type :pause_key: · Tech & keys
What ⏸ is for
Two upright bars, the least ambiguous symbol in the whole transport set: nothing else means pause and pause means nothing else. Useful in a caption or a step-by-step where the reader is looking at a player.
How to type ⏸
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:pause_key: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 23F8 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 23F8 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:pause_key: On the web
HTML ⏸
Unicode U+23F8
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