HTML for the Pause symbol in audio and video control

Question

I\'m trying to find the Unicode symbol to make a button display the Unicode pause symbol. I was able to find that the Unicode play symbol is ► but I\'m

Answer 1

There are various symbols which could be considered adequate replacements, including:

1. | | - two standard (bolded) vertical bars.

2. ▋▋ - ▋ and another▋

3. ▌▌ - ▌ and another▌

4. ▍▍ - ▍ and another▍

5. ▎▎ - ▎ and another▎

6. ❚❚ - ❚ and another ❚

I may have missed out one or two, but I think these are the better ones. Here's a list of symbols just in case.