What does 🏪 Convenience Store mean?
A small shop that stays open long hours, sometimes shown with “24” on the sign. It stands for corner shops, minimarts and Japanese konbini, and is great for snack runs, late-night food and quick errands. People send it to ask if anyone needs anything from the store. It is more casual than 🏬, which is a big department store.
🏪 Convenience Store is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 24, building and hours.
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🏪 Convenience Store on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Convenience Store looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Convenience Store emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🏪 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :convenience_store:.
When was the Convenience Store emoji added?
🏪 Convenience Store was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🏪 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Convenience Store. The underlying code (U+1F3EA) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.