Japanese “open for business” button Emoji

Symbols

An orange square containing the Japanese kanji '営' (ei), which signifies that a business is currently open or operating. The square design mimics the look of traditional signage found on shop doors and storefront windows in Japan.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to signal that a business is active, a project is underway, or a store has opened its doors for the day. It functions much like the ⭕ or ✅ signs used to indicate status, though it is specifically tied to commercial operations. It is often paired with the closed business sign 🈴 or the non-potable water sign 🈲 to contrast active and restricted states.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, this character originates from early Japanese mobile carrier sets. It was designed to bridge the gap between text-based communication and the visual iconography used in Japanese department stores and train stations to inform commuters of operating status.

Details

Glyph

🈺

Unicode

U+1F23A

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f23a:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDE3A;

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

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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