What does 🈯 Japanese “Reserved” Button mean?
A button with the kanji 指 (shi), meaning “finger” or “point to”, used to indicate reservations. In Japan the same character appears in the word for reserved seats on trains. People use it to mark a booked spot, a reserved table, or something they are claiming for themselves. It is a neat way to say “taken” or “saved”.
🈯 Japanese “Reserved” Button is an emoji from the Symbols category (letters & word buttons), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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🈯 Japanese “Reserved” Button on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese “Reserved” Button looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese “Reserved” 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 :u6307:.
When was the Japanese “Reserved” Button emoji added?
🈯 Japanese “Reserved” 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 “Reserved” Button. The underlying code (U+1F22F) 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.