diff --git a/web/static/app.js b/web/static/app.js
index 1d6e0ec..c4b8cce 100644
--- a/web/static/app.js
+++ b/web/static/app.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var isLegacyIOS = (function() {
 // Symbol set: modern emoji for capable browsers, plain text for iOS ≤ 9.
 var SYM = isLegacyIOS ? {
   prev:    '<<',
-  play:    '▶',   // U+25B6 — works on iOS 9
+  play:    '►',   // U+25BA — text-presentation pointer (▶ U+25B6 fails as broken emoji on iOS 9)
   pause:   '||',
   stop:    '■',   // U+25A0 — works on iOS 9
   next:    '>>',
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ function renderFrame(ts) {
   if (!ws || ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
     drawLabel(ctx2d, w, h, '● NO SIGNAL', '#333');
   } else if (!winampPlaying) {
-    drawLabel(ctx2d, w, h, '▶ PLAY', '#1a3a1a');
+    drawLabel(ctx2d, w, h, SYM.play + ' PLAY', '#1a3a1a');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/web/static/style.css b/web/static/style.css
index b48e2bf..ea36912 100644
--- a/web/static/style.css
+++ b/web/static/style.css
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ html, body {
   align-items: center;
   -webkit-justify-content: center;
   justify-content: center;
+  /* Fallback for iOS 9: <button> ignores justify-content on flex,
+     so center the text the old-fashioned way too. */
+  text-align: center;
   touch-action: manipulation;
 }
 .btn:active { -webkit-transform: scale(0.93); transform: scale(0.93); background: var(--accent2); }