Japanese “congratulations” button Emoji

Symbols

A square red icon featuring a white Japanese kanji character that translates to 'congratulations' or 'celebration'. The kanji is encircled by a thin white line, giving it the appearance of a formal seal or stamp.

Usage Context

This button is primarily used to mark celebratory milestones, such as weddings, promotions, or passing an exam. In Japan, this specific seal is often seen on gift envelopes and cards. It functions similarly to the party popper 🎉 or the confetti ball 🎊 when you want to signal a special occasion or offer a formal shout-out.

History

Included in the Unicode standard as part of the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) character set, this glyph was brought into the emoji fold to bridge the gap between traditional Japanese letterpress culture and digital messaging, allowing users to express formal sentiments in short-form text.

Details

Glyph

㊗

Unicode

U+3297

Shortcode

:emoji_u3297:

HTML Entity

㊗

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory alphanum

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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