📖 Emojipedix

Repeat Button 🔁

Added in Emoji 1 · Symbols Audio & Video Symbols

Codepoint U+1F501
Shortcode :repeat:
Version Emoji 1

Meaning

The repeat button displays as a curved arrow forming a clockwise circle, typically contained within a square or rounded rectangle. The arrow curves back on itself, visually suggesting continuity and endless cycling. It's a clean, intuitive symbol that immediately communicates the idea of looping or going back to the beginning.

Found in every music and video player, the repeat button cycles your current content or playlist endlessly. People hit it when they love a song so much they want to hear it again and again, or when they're binge-watching a series and want episodes to keep rolling. In conversation, it signals obsession or deep attachment—"I'm on repeat" with someone or something you can't stop thinking about.

Beyond literal playback, the repeat button has become slang for being stuck in a cycle, repetitive behavior, or returning to something familiar. Fans use it to show they're replaying a favorite artist's album obsessively, or it appears in fitness and habit-building contexts when discussing routines done repeatedly.

The clockwise arrow design is intentionally similar across all platforms for consistency and universal recognition. It pairs beautifully with music and love emojis to emphasize emotional attachment. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 1.0 in 2015, the repeat button is one of the most instantly recognizable media control symbols, understood by anyone who's ever used a music app.

Common Uses

  • Showing you're obsessed with a song or artist
  • Indicating you'll keep watching or listening endlessly
  • Discussing repetitive routines, habits, or cycles

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

The repeat button design is so universally recognizable that music streaming apps use virtually identical versions—it's one of the few interface elements that has escaped redesign trends.

Keywords

arrow button clockwise repeat

Related Emoji

Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :repeat:
Slack :repeat:
Discord :repeat:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
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HTML (hex)
🔁
CSS
\1F501
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDD01
Python
\U0001F501
Java
\uD83D\uDD01
Perl
\x{1F501}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F501}
Punycode
xn--2qyp
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%94%81
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0x81

🔁 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali পুনরায় করার বোতাম
Chinese (Simplified) 重复按钮
Chinese (Traditional) 重複播放
Danish gentageknap
Dutch knop voor herhalen
English repeat button
English (UK) repeat button
Estonian kordamisnupp
Finnish toista uudelleen
French bouton répétition
German Wiederholen
Hindi घड़ी की दिशा में तीर
Hungarian ismétlés gomb
Italian pulsante di ripetizione della riproduzione
Japanese リピートボタン
Korean 전곡 반복 재생
Lithuanian kartoti
Malay butang ulang
Norwegian gjenta-knapp
Polish przycisk powtarzania
Portuguese botão de repetir
Russian повтор
Spanish repetir
Spanish (Mexico) repetir
Swedish upprepning
Thai เล่นซ้ำ
Ukrainian кнопка повтору
Vietnamese nút lặp lại