Japanese “Application” Button

Unicode lists 🈸 Japanese “Application” Button among the letter and number symbols in the Symbols group. Typical contexts are application, button, ideograph and japanese.

You can drop 🈸 into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Symbols and Signs. It joined the standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010, so support on current devices is reliable. Its code point is U+1F238.

• A single 🈸 is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about application, button, ideograph and japanese.
• Often seen near 🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button, 🈲 Japanese “Prohibited” Button and 🈴 Japanese “Passing Grade” Button.

Easy to mix up with 🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button, 🈲 Japanese “Prohibited” Button or 🈴 Japanese “Passing Grade” Button. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.