Japanese post office Emoji

Travel

A Japanese building facade featuring the red '〒' postal symbol. This specific mark denotes a post office facility in Japan, distinguishing it from general office or commercial structures.

Usage Context

Used to denote postal locations, mailing services, or trip planning when traveling through Japan. It is often paired with 📮 or ✉️ to represent the process of sending mail or finding a nearby station to post letters.

History

Adopted into the Unicode standard in 2010, the symbol '〒' is the official mark for the Japan Post. It has been a mainstay of Japanese cartography and signage for decades, helping tourists and locals alike identify postal services within dense urban layouts.

Details

Glyph

🏣

Unicode

U+1F3E3

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3e3:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFE3;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Travel

Subcategory place-building

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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