What does 🔰 Japanese Symbol for Beginner mean?
A green and yellow chevron, the Japanese “shoshinsha” mark that newly licensed drivers in Japan display on their cars during their first year on the road. Online it means beginner, newbie or first-timer: a new hobby, a first match, the start of a learning journey. It reads as humble and friendly, and community groups sometimes use it to welcome new members.
🔰 Japanese Symbol for Beginner is an emoji from the Symbols category (check marks & other symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about chevron, green, leaf, tool and yellow.
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🔰 Japanese Symbol for Beginner on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese Symbol for Beginner looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Japanese Symbol for Beginner 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 :beginner:.
When was the Japanese Symbol for Beginner emoji added?
🔰 Japanese Symbol for Beginner 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 Symbol for Beginner. The underlying code (U+1F530) 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.