🈁 Japanese “here” Button emoji meaning
🈁 means "here" or "this place" and is used to point out a spot, a location or the right item. It is the Japanese word koko. Apple shows the katakana ココ in white on a blue-gray square button.
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What 🈁 means
People use it like a sign or label to mark a meeting point, a place on a map, or the exact thing they want you to notice. It is mostly decorative outside Japanese chats and has no common slang meaning.
🈁 How people use it
- Marking a meeting point
- Pointing to the right option or item
- Decorating posts with a Japanese style
- Labeling a spot in a photo or map
Example messages
We're at the north gate 🈁
Sign your name 🈁 pls
Best ramen in town 🈁🍜
Look 🈁 not there lol
Common 🈁 combinations
- 📍🈁This is the exact spot, meet here
- 👉🈁Look here, this one
🈁 vs similar emojis
| 🈁 vs 🈂️ | 🈂️ is the Japanese "service charge" button, while 🈁 simply means "here". |
|---|---|
| 🈁 vs 📍 | 📍 is a map pin for a location, while 🈁 is a text label saying "here". |
Emoji details
| Name | Japanese “here” button |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F201 |
| Category | Symbols |
| Keywords | button, here, japanese, katakana |
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FAQ
What does the 🈁 Japanese “here” button emoji mean?
🈁 means "here" or "this place" and is used to point out a spot, a location or the right item. It is the Japanese word koko. Apple shows the katakana ココ in white on a blue-gray square button.
How do you read 🈁 in Japanese?
It is read koko. The two characters are katakana and together mean "here".
Why does 🈁 look like two backwards letters?
Because it is the katakana コ written twice. To people who do not read Japanese it can look like reversed letters, but together the characters spell koko, "here".
Are the backgrounds transparent?
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