Love hotel Emoji
Travel
A pink, two-story building featuring a prominent heart symbol on the front. The design mimics the exterior of a short-stay hotel, specifically stylized to reflect the architecture often found in urban centers across Japan.
Usage Context
While it originates from a specific type of Japanese lodging meant for privacy and intimacy, it is frequently used globally to signify dating, romance, or meeting up with a partner. It serves as a cheeky alternative to the š© or š© when hinting at romantic plans, though it can sometimes be confused for a š„ due to the similar building shape.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to bridge the gap between Western messaging and the specific visual lexicon of Japanese mobile carriers. Before global standardization, these types of symbols were common in Japanese SMS culture to help users communicate destination plans without using explicit text.
Details
Glyph
š©
Unicode
U+1F3E9
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3e9:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Travel
Subcategory place-building
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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