What does 🈹 Japanese “Discount” Button mean?
A button with the kanji 割 (wari), meaning “divide” or “split”, used for discounts. In Japanese shops the same character appears in discount labels and percentage-off signs. People use it to highlight discounts, sales and coupons. It is close to 🉐 but focuses on price cuts rather than the value of the deal.
🈹 Japanese “Discount” Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (letters & word buttons), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
🈹 Japanese “Discount” Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese “Discount” Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese “Discount” 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 :u5272:.
When was the Japanese “Discount” Button emoji added?
🈹 Japanese “Discount” 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 “Discount” Button. The underlying code (U+1F239) 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.