What does ⏪ Fast Reverse Button mean?
Two left-pointing triangles, the rewind control. It is used to look back: throwback photos, nostalgic memories, revisiting an earlier point, or wishing you could undo a moment. People write things like “rewind to last summer” with it. It pairs naturally with throwback posts and is the opposite of ⏩.
⏪ Fast Reverse Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (audio & video controls), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about arrow, double and rewind.
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⏪ Fast Reverse Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Fast Reverse Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Fast Reverse Button emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⏪ 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 :rewind:.
When was the Fast Reverse Button emoji added?
⏪ Fast Reverse Button was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⏪ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Fast Reverse Button. The underlying code (U+23EA) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.