🈁 Japanese “here” Button Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the 🈁 Japanese “here” Button emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, it means “I’m here” or “Here!” It’s a way to show your location or indicate you’re available. People use it in chats when they’re responding to a question about where they are. 🈁 sits in blue emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.

Where it comes from

The 🈁 emoji is a Japanese “Here” button. It shows a button with the Japanese word “Koko” (ここの) written on it. People use it to indicate a location or place. It’s often used when sharing your whereabouts, showing you’re nearby, or inviting someone to meet you. It can express excitement about being somewhere or just a simple way to say “I’m here!”

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 4.

button emojihere emojiJapanese emojikatakana emoji

02 — Platforms

Japanese “here” Button emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Vendors keep repainting this one. Counting the archived versions further down, the japanese “here” button has been drawn in 4 ways.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Japanese “here” Button emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :koko:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F201.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🈁 Japanese “here” Button emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F201 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “japanese “here” button”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “japanese “here” button”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :koko: and it converts to 🈁 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🈁, in CSS \1F201, in JavaScript \u{1F201}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Japanese “here” Button emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the japanese “here” button as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Japanese “here” Button emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around japanese “here” button for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🈁 means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

When a girl sends you the 🈁, she’s usually just letting you know she's there and available to chat or hang out. It's a casual way of saying she’s receptive to what you're saying. Don’t read too much into it – it’s mostly just a friendly location signal.

From a guy

Similar to a girl, when a guy sends you the 🈁, he’s indicating his availability. He’s letting you know he’s around and ready to respond. It’s a straightforward way of saying he’s listening or wants to continue the conversation.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🈁, you could reply with: “On my way! 🚗”, “Here and ready to chat! 💬”, “Just landed! 📍”, or “Let’s go! 🚀”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🈁 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, it means “I’m here” or “Here!” It’s a way to show your location or indicate you’re available. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 🈁 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🈁 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :koko:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🈁 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🈁 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Japanese “here” Button emoji

Same family (alphanum) — often confused with japanese “here” button or used alongside it.

Symbols →

🆔Id Button 🉑Japanese “acceptable” Button 🈶Japanese “not Free of Charge” Button 🈚️Japanese “free of Charge” Button 🈸Japanese “application” Button 🈺Japanese “open for Business” Button 🈷️Japanese “monthly Amount” Button 🆚Vs Button 🉐Japanese “bargain” Button ㊙️Japanese “secret” Button ㊗️Japanese “congratulations” Button 🈴Japanese “passing Grade” Button

Collections 🈁 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

blue emojis

10 — Difference

🈁 vs 🉑 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🈁 Japanese “here” Button

Unicode name: Japanese “here” Button

Code: U+1F201 · added 2010

Shortcode: :koko:

Generally, it means “I’m here” or “Here!”

🉑 Japanese “acceptable” Button

Unicode name: Japanese “acceptable” Button

Code: U+1F251 · added 2010

Shortcode: :accept:

Basically, it means “okay” or “yes” in a really casual way.

Open 🉑 Japanese “acceptable” Button →

11 — History

Where the 🈁 Japanese “here” Button emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s

Japanese “here” Button emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

AppleiOS

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Japanese “here” Button emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F201 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 🈁 existed there as SoftBank E203. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Japanese “here” Button was approved as U+1F201 and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🈁 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

Japanese “here” Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🈁 Japanese “here” Button emoji mean?

Generally, it means “I’m here” or “Here!” It’s a way to show your location or indicate you’re available. People use it in chats when they’re responding to a question about where they are.

What does 🈁 mean from a girl?

When a girl sends you the 🈁, she’s usually just letting you know she's there and available to chat or hang out. It's a casual way of saying she’s receptive to what you're saying. Don’t read too much into it – it’s mostly just a friendly location signal.

What does 🈁 mean from a guy?

Similar to a girl, when a guy sends you the 🈁, he’s indicating his availability. He’s letting you know he’s around and ready to respond. It’s a straightforward way of saying he’s listening or wants to continue the conversation.

How do you reply to the 🈁 emoji?

If someone sends you 🈁, you could reply with: “On my way! 🚗”, “Here and ready to chat! 💬”, “Just landed! 📍”, or “Let’s go! 🚀”.

What else is the 🈁 emoji called?

Japanese “here” Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “button emoji”, “here emoji”, “Japanese emoji”, “katakana emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F201.

What is the Unicode code for 🈁?

The Japanese “here” Button emoji is U+1F201, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🈁, and in CSS as \1F201.

How do I copy and paste the 🈁 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🈁 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :koko: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🈁 look the same on every phone?

No. Japanese “here” Button is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F201. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🈁Japanese “here” Button Emoji

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