🔅 Dim Button Emoji Meaning
| Emoji | Name | Meaning | Category | Codepoint | Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔅 | dim_button | Indicates decreased brightness or dimming | Symbols | U+1F505 | :dim_button: |
Meaning
This emoji shows a symbol for dimming, commonly used to represent lowering brightness or reducing light intensity on screens or devices.
Common Uses
- Referring to screen brightness settings
- Indicating a dim or lower lighting mode
- Used in conversations about control interfaces or user settings
- Signifying reduced intensity, calm, or subtlety symbolically
Examples
Let's 🔅 the screen before bed.
Set your phone to 🔅 mode to save battery.
Activate the 🔅 button for low light conditions.
Related Emojis
- 🔆 (bright button): Represents increasing brightness, opposite of 🔅.
- 💡 (light bulb): Symbolizes light and ideas, but not brightness adjustment.
- 🔋 (battery): Indicates power status, often related to brightness for saving energy.
- ⚙️ (gear): Represents settings where brightness controls like 🔅 can be found.
Technical Notes
The dim button emoji is encoded at U+1F505, introduced in Unicode around 2010. Appearance varies slightly by platform, typically showing a circular symbol with small rays indicating low brightness. It belongs to the Symbols group.
FAQ
What does the 🔅 emoji mean?
A symbol for lowering or dimming brightness, usually related to screen or light controls.
How is the 🔅 emoji used?
Commonly used when talking about adjusting screen brightness or activating dim modes on devices.
Does the meaning of the 🔅 emoji change by context?
It mainly represents dimming but can also metaphorically suggest reduced intensity or subtlety depending on context.
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