What does ๐ Bright Button mean?
A sun with longer rays, the brightness-up control. It represents turning the light up, sunny weather, a bright idea or someone with a radiant mood. People use it to complain that a screen is unreadable outside, or simply to brighten up a chat. Compared with โ๏ธ, it feels more like a setting than a sky.
๐ Bright Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (audio & video controls), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about brightness and light.
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๐ Bright Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Bright Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Bright Button emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :high_brightness:.
When was the Bright Button emoji added?
๐ Bright Button was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Bright Button. The underlying code (U+1F506) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.