🔁 Repeat Button Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🔁 Repeat Button emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, it just means "repeat" or "again." People use it to show they’re referencing something that’s already been said or done. It’s a quick way to signal that you’re acknowledging something’s recurrence. 🔁 sits in blue emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🔁 emoji shows a circular arrow, like a repeat button. People use it when they want to emphasize that something is happening again, repeatedly, or continuously. It can show excitement about a returning event or a frustrating loop. You might see it when discussing a song on repeat, a video you’re watching again, or a situation that keeps happening. Basically, it’s all about something happening over and over.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

arrow emojibutton emojiclockwise emojirepeat emoji

People also look for it as repeat emoji.

02 — Platforms

Repeat Button emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the repeat button as 9 vendors ship it.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Repeat Button emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :repeat:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F501.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🔁 Repeat Button emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “repeat button”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “repeat button”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :repeat: and it converts to 🔁 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🔁, in CSS \1F501, in JavaScript \u{1F501}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Repeat Button emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Repeat Button emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around repeat button for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🔁 means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

When a girl uses 🔁, she often means she’s noticing a pattern or a frustrating situation that keeps happening. It can be a playful way to express annoyance or to highlight something she finds repetitive. Sometimes, it just means she wants to see something repeated – like a funny video.

From a guy

A guy using 🔁 can mean he’s emphasizing something is going to happen repeatedly, or he's acknowledging a frustrating situation. It can also be a way to show he’s enjoying something that’s playing on repeat, like a favorite song.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🔁, you could reply with: “Same! 🔁”, “Seriously! 🔁🔁”, “Ugh, that’s awful 🔁”, or “Let’s do it again 🔁”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🔁 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F501, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, it just means "repeat" or "again." People use it to show they’re referencing something that’s already been said or done. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🔁 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🔁 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :repeat:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🔁 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🔁 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Repeat Button emoji

Same family (av-symbol) — often confused with repeat button or used alongside it.

Symbols →

📴Mobile Phone Off 📳Vibration Mode 🔅Dim Button 🔆Bright Button 🎦Cinema 🛜Wireless 📶Antenna Bars ⏏️Eject Button ▶️Play Button ⏸️Pause Button ⏯️Play Or Pause Button ⏹️Stop Button

Collections 🔁 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

blue emojis

10 — Difference

🔁 vs 🔂 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🔁 Repeat Button

Unicode name: Repeat Button

Code: U+1F501 · added 2015

Shortcode: :repeat:

Generally, it just means "repeat" or "again."

🔂 Repeat Single Button

Unicode name: Repeat Single Button

Code: U+1F502 · added 2015

Shortcode: :repeat_one:

Generally, 🔂 means “repeat.”

Open 🔂 Repeat Single Button →

11 — History

Where the 🔁 Repeat Button emoji came from

Approved as part of Emoji 1.0, the repeat button has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 11.

AppleiOS

Repeat Button emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Repeat Button emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Repeat Button emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Repeat Button emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Repeat Button emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Repeat Button emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Repeat Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Repeat Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F501 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2015

Added to the standard

Repeat Button was approved as U+1F501 and shipped in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🔁 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Repeat Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🔁 Repeat Button emoji mean?

Generally, it just means "repeat" or "again." People use it to show they’re referencing something that’s already been said or done. It’s a quick way to signal that you’re acknowledging something’s recurrence.

What does 🔁 mean from a girl?

When a girl uses 🔁, she often means she’s noticing a pattern or a frustrating situation that keeps happening. It can be a playful way to express annoyance or to highlight something she finds repetitive. Sometimes, it just means she wants to see something repeated – like a funny video.

What does 🔁 mean from a guy?

A guy using 🔁 can mean he’s emphasizing something is going to happen repeatedly, or he's acknowledging a frustrating situation. It can also be a way to show he’s enjoying something that’s playing on repeat, like a favorite song.

How do you reply to the 🔁 emoji?

If someone sends you 🔁, you could reply with: “Same! 🔁”, “Seriously! 🔁🔁”, “Ugh, that’s awful 🔁”, or “Let’s do it again 🔁”.

What else is the 🔁 emoji called?

Repeat Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “arrow emoji”, “button emoji”, “clockwise emoji”, “repeat emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F501.

What is the Unicode code for 🔁?

The Repeat Button emoji is U+1F501, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🔁, and in CSS as \1F501.

How do I copy and paste the 🔁 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🔁 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :repeat: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🔁 look the same on every phone?

No. Repeat Button is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F501. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🔁Repeat Button Emoji

In your code