The UP! button is that loud, cheerful square that basically yells, "Rise and shine, bestie!" Itโs a blue, rounded-corner badge with bold white letters reading UP!โon Apple/iOS it has a rich blue gradient, crisp sans-serif type, a tiny top-left sheen, and a clean, front-on flat look that screams classic app UI label. It channels anything ascending: leveling up in a game, career promotions, stock charts doing the cha-cha upwards, or a personal glow-up after bangs and a better skincare routine. People drop it to bump a thread, nudge someone to scroll up, or shout out an upload/upgrade moment.
It pairs beautifully with rockets, top arrows, or bullish memes when the vibe is very โto the moon.โ Youโll also see it used playfully as โIโm UPโ for morning check-ins, or ironically when plans areโฆ not up at allโpeak deadpan humor. In gamer chats itโs pure XP energy; in gym posts itโs PR unlocked; in group texts itโs the rallying cry for turning up the volume, the mood, or the weekend. Culturally, it sits with the vintage set of blue label emojis that came from mobile-era UI badges, so it feels delightfully retro-tech while still being meme-ready today.
Definition
A blue button with the text 'UP' on it. iOS 5 updated image! Added exclamation mark. iEmoji old name: Blue Square UP Button.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
799 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:up:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Squared Up with Exclamation Mark UP! Button
Squared UP with Exclamation Mark
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement
Unicode Range
1F173โ1F1FF
Unicode Subcategory
Squared Latin Letter Sequences
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
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Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Square Latin Letters
Names & Annotations
SQUARED UP WITH EXCLAMATION MARK Old name: UP SIGN = new information, update Temporary Notes: site renewed, updated, new information
