What does 🗼 Tokyo Tower mean?
Tokyo Tower, the red-and-white lattice tower in central Tokyo that opened in 1958 and was inspired by the Eiffel Tower. It is a landmark for travelers, a symbol of the city, and handy for trip plans and night-view photos. Since there is no dedicated Eiffel Tower emoji, many people also use 🗼 for Paris, so context decides which city is meant.
🗼 Tokyo Tower is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
🗼 Tokyo Tower on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Tokyo Tower looks on each platform.
More buildings emojis
See all 27 →Tokyo Tower emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Tokyo Tower 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 :tokyo_tower:.
When was the Tokyo Tower emoji added?
🗼 Tokyo Tower 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 Tokyo Tower. The underlying code (U+1F5FC) 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.