Open Japanese symbol indicating business hours.
The Japanese open for business button emoji is depicted as bold, white Japanese characters inside a blue square. This symbol represents business hours or that a place is open. Its clear design makes it recognizable in Japanese contexts. If someone sends you a 🈺 emoji, they are likely indicating that a place is open.
The 🈺 Japanese 'open for Business' Button emoji represents or means that a business or establishment is currently open and available for customers or clients.
Simply click on the 🈺 emoji above to instantly copy it to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in messages, social media, documents, or any app that supports emojis.
The 🈺 japanese “open for business” button emoji was introduced in Emoji E0.6 and is now supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
The 🈺 japanese “open for business” button emoji belongs to the Symbols category, specifically in the Alphanumeric Symbols subcategory.
The 🈺 (営) means "business" or "operating" in Japanese. Combined with 業中 (gyouchuu), it forms "open for business." The character alone suggests commercial activity. You might see this on storefronts indicating they're currently operating.
| Unicode Name | Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-55b6 |
| Apple Name | Japanese Sign Meaning “Open for Business” |
| Also Known As | Work, 営 |
| Unicode Hexadecimal | U+1F23A |
| Unicode Decimal | U+127546 |
| Escape Sequence | \u1f23a |
| Group | ㊗️ Symbols |
| Subgroup | 🔠 Alphanumeric Symbols |
| Proposals | L2/09-026, L2/07-257 |
| Unicode Version | 6.0 | 2010 |
| Emoji Version | 1.0 | 2015 |
| Unicode Name | Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-55b6 |
| Apple Name | Japanese Sign Meaning “Open for Business” |
| Also Known As | Work, 営 |
| Unicode Hexadecimal | U+1F23A |
| Unicode Decimal | U+127546 |
| Escape Sequence | \u1f23a |
| Group | ㊗️ Symbols |
| Subgroup | 🔠 Alphanumeric Symbols |
| Proposals | L2/09-026, L2/07-257 |
| Unicode Version | 6.0 | 2010 |
| Emoji Version | 1.0 | 2015 |