🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button emoji meaning
🈚️ means "free of charge" or "no charge" and comes from Japanese, where the kanji 無 means "nothing" or "none". Apple shows a white 無 character on an orange rounded square.
U+1F21A U+FE0F
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What 🈚️ means
In Japan the character 無 appears in words such as 無料 (free of charge). Outside Japan, people use 🈚️ to mark something as free, to say "nothing" or "none", or as a decorative Japanese symbol. It pairs with 🈶, which means the opposite: not free of charge.
🈚️ How people use it
- Marking an item, entry or event as free
- Saying there is nothing or none of something
- Adding a Japanese look to a bio or post
- Talking about Japanese signs or shopping
Example messages
Entry is 🈚️ for students this weekend
Shipping 🈚️ on orders over 500
Money left after rent: 🈚️ 😭
Saw this on every sign in Tokyo 🈚️🈶
🈚️ vs similar emojis
| 🈚️ vs 🈶 | 🈶 means "not free of charge" (there is a fee), the opposite of 🈚️. |
|---|---|
| 🈚️ vs 🆓 | 🆓 spells out FREE in English letters, while 🈚️ uses the Japanese character. |
| 🈚️ vs 🈷️ | 🈷️ means "monthly amount", a separate Japanese button about regular payments. |
Emoji details
| Name | Japanese “free of charge” button |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F21A U+FE0F |
| Category | Symbols |
| Keywords | button, charge, free, ideograph, japanese |
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FAQ
What does the 🈚️ Japanese “free of charge” button emoji mean?
🈚️ means "free of charge" or "no charge" and comes from Japanese, where the kanji 無 means "nothing" or "none". Apple shows a white 無 character on an orange rounded square.
How do you read the character on 🈚️?
It is 無, read "mu" in Japanese. It means nothing or none, and in 無料 (muryō) it means free of charge.
What is the difference between 🈚️ and 🈶?
🈚️ means free of charge, and 🈶 means there is a charge. The 🈶 character 有 means "to have" or "exists".
Can I use 🈚️ to mean "nothing"?
Yes. Because 無 means none, some people use 🈚️ jokingly to say they have nothing, such as no money or no plans.
Are the backgrounds transparent?
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