Japanese “Secret” Button

Unicode lists ㊙️ Japanese “Secret” Button among the letter and number symbols in the Symbols group. People send it when the subject is button, ideograph, japanese and secret.

You can drop ㊙️ into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Symbols and Signs. The character has been part of the standard since 2010 (Emoji 0.6). Its code point is U+3299.

• ㊙️ on its own already flags the topic: button.
• Fits messages about button, ideograph, japanese and secret.
• Often seen near 🈺 Japanese “Open for Business” Button, ㊗️ Japanese “Congratulations” Button and 🈳 Japanese “Vacancy” Button.

Easy to mix up with 🈺 Japanese “Open for Business” Button, ㊗️ Japanese “Congratulations” Button or 🈳 Japanese “Vacancy” Button. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.