Japanese “reserved” button Emoji

Symbols

A green square containing the white Japanese kanji character '指' (yubi), which translates to 'finger' or 'to point.' In signage, this character is often used to designate that a seat or item has been reserved.

Usage Context

You will mostly see this on Japanese train platforms, public transit apps, or booking services to indicate reserved seating. It is the digital equivalent of a 'Reserved' sign placed on a chair. It is often used alongside 🎟️ or 💺 to talk about travel plans or event tickets.

History

This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to bridge the gap between traditional Japanese information signage and mobile messaging platforms. It stems from the broader CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) block of characters intended to standardize how public information icons are displayed across international telecom networks.

Details

Glyph

🈯

Unicode

U+1F22F

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f22f:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDE2F;

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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