What does ๐ Radio Button mean?
A round radio button like those in online forms, where only one option can be selected. People use it to frame quick polls (โpick one: ๐ pizza ๐ sushiโ), as a bullet point, or to suggest making a choice. It can also stand for a round button on a device. It is less common than checkboxes but handy for single-choice questions.
๐ Radio Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
๐ Radio Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Radio Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Radio 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 :radio_button:.
When was the Radio Button emoji added?
๐ Radio 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 ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Radio Button. The underlying code (U+1F518) 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.