What does 🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button mean?
A button with the kanji 可 (ka), meaning “acceptable”, “possible” or “permitted”. In Japan the character shows up in words for things that are allowed, such as pets being welcome or a service being available. As an emoji it signals approval: that works, allowed, fine by me. It is close in spirit to 🆗 with a Japanese flavour, and the opposite of 🈲.
🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (letters & word buttons), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese “Acceptable” Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese “Acceptable” Button 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 :accept:.
When was the Japanese “Acceptable” Button emoji added?
🉑 Japanese “Acceptable” Button 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 Japanese “Acceptable” Button. The underlying code (U+1F251) 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.