Japanese “open for business” button
A squared Japanese ideograph (営) meaning "open" or "operating," used on signs to indicate a business is open for trade
Meaning
A squared Japanese ideograph (営) meaning "open" or "operating," used on signs to indicate a business is open for trade. In conversation it commonly signals that a shop, service, or office is currently open, or that something is available or in operation. It can also be used playfully to say someone is "open" to ideas or plans. Because it is a Japanese-language sign, its meaning may be unclear to readers unfamiliar with the script, and it is sometimes confused with similar squared characters.
Japanese “open for business” button — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
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Unicode data
U+1F23AJapanese “open for business” buttonF0 9F 88 BAShortcodes
:japanese_open_for_business_button:HTML & CSS
🈺🈺\1F23A Languages
\u{1F23A}\U0001F23A\x{1F23A}\u{1F23A}Encodings
xn--s97h%F0%9F%88%BAFrequently asked
What does 🈺 Japanese “open for business” button mean?
A squared Japanese ideograph (営) meaning "open" or "operating," used on signs to indicate a business is open for trade. In conversation it commonly signals that a shop, service, or office is currently open, or that something is available or in operation. It can also be used playfully to say someone is "open" to ideas or plans. Because it is a Japanese-language sign, its meaning may be unclear to readers unfamiliar with the script, and it is sometimes confused with similar squared characters.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 🈺 Japanese “open for business” button?
U+1F23A (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :japanese_open_for_business_button:
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