Previous Track Key symbol
Type :previous_track_key: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Black Left-Pointing Double Triangle With Vertical Bar · Miscellaneous Technical block · added in Unicode 6.0, 2010
What ⏮ is for
The double triangle pointing left into a bar, the standard mark for skipping back a track. Useful when documenting a media player or a remote, where the picture of the button is clearer than the word for it.
How to type ⏮
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:previous_track_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 23EE with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 23EE then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:previous_track_key: On the web
HTML ⏮
Unicode U+23EE
JavaScript '\u{23EE}'
CSS "\23EE"
Python '\u23EE'
URL %E2%8F%AE
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