What does 🏯 Japanese Castle mean?
A traditional Japanese castle with stacked, curved roofs on a stone base, the style seen at castles such as Himeji and Osaka. It is used for trips to Japan, history and samurai themes, and Japanese culture in general. Travelers often add it to sightseeing photos and itinerary messages. For a fairy-tale European castle, 🏰 is the right choice instead.
🏯 Japanese Castle is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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🏯 Japanese Castle on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese Castle looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese Castle 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 :japanese_castle:.
When was the Japanese Castle emoji added?
🏯 Japanese Castle 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 Castle. The underlying code (U+1F3EF) 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.