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

&#xD83C;&#xDE38;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory alphanum

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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