record button

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The record button is the control on audio or video equipment that initiates recording.

Traditionally marked with a red circle, it appears on tape recorders, camcorders, and digital devices.

Hit the record button when you're ready.

The symbol has become universal shorthand for "start capturing."

Related
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • red dotSmall circular marker
  • circleCurved closed shape
  • clickBrief sharp noise

capture · screen capture · press · studio · microphone · tape · audio · video · voice memo · start · camera · screen · voice · memo · podcast · cassette · VCR · blink

Categories
Opposites
media action function

record buttonplay button

Initiates media playback

play · eject button · speaker icon · volume control

recording state control

record buttonstop button

Control that halts operation

stop · pause button · discard

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G