Japanese “application” button Emoji
Symbols
An orange square containing the Japanese kanji '申' (shin), which represents the concept of an application or request. The character itself is derived from the zodiac sign for the monkey, but here it serves a strictly functional, bureaucratic purpose.
Usage Context
You will typically spot this on Japanese websites or mobile interfaces near a link to submit a form, sign up for a service, or finalize a request. It serves as a navigational signpost for users who need to provide information or apply for a position. It is often grouped with other square-based task indicators like 🈹 or 🈲.
History
This character was part of the set of squared CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) ideographs added to Unicode in 2010 to standardize Japanese mobile carrier pictograms. These buttons were essential for navigating the early Japanese mobile web, where screen space was limited and standardized graphic buttons were a necessity for clear site architecture.
Details
Glyph
🈸
Unicode
U+1F238
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f238:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory alphanum
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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