Play, Pause, Bluetooth and many of these buttons we use every day on our Pc, laptop and smartphone, but where do these come from? Many times people talk about the original of a logo from a company and how important it is but you don’t hear much about the origin of the icon that is featured on billions of devices and is the same all over the world.
Inspired by the link shared by redditor BuzzedLittleBear lets take a look at the origin and the story behind the most famous internet symbols.
On/Off icon
The origin of the Ethernet icon
Origins of the Bluetooth symbol
The Pause button
The origin of the Play icon
The origin of the USB tree icon
The “Stand by” state icon
Apple’s Firewire icon origin
The Origin of the @
Apple Command icon
