What ⏫ means
⏫ is the fast up button emoji, filed under Symbols in the av-symbol subgroup of the Unicode emoji index.
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010) and the underlying characters entered Unicode in version 6.0 (2010).
How it is encoded
⏫ is a single code point, U+23EB.
It is RGI (recommended for general interchange), so every major platform ships artwork for it.
Don't confuse it with
4Worth knowing
- ⏫ is a single code point, so it survives copying through almost anything — old databases, SMS gateways, printer drivers.
Questions people ask
1Why does ⏫ look different on other phones?
Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point. The character you send is identical; Apple, Google, Samsung and WhatsApp each render it in their own style.
How to type ⏫
Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “fast up button”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “fast up button”.
Chat apps
:arrow_double_up:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.HTML
⏫Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⏫
HTML hex
⏫
CSS content
content: "\23EB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8F%AB
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.