What does 🈁 Japanese “Here” Button mean?
A button with the katakana ココ (koko), meaning “here”. In Japan a sign like this can mark a location, such as a meeting point or the right counter to visit. In chats it points to a meeting spot, a seat or a specific item on a map. Outside Japan it is fairly rare, so it often appears in Japanese-learning chats or as a decorative label.
🈁 Japanese “Here” Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (letters & word buttons), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
🈁 Japanese “Here” Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese “Here” Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese “Here” 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 :koko:.
When was the Japanese “Here” Button emoji added?
🈁 Japanese “Here” 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 “Here” Button. The underlying code (U+1F201) 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.