🈂️Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji
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🈂️Japanese “service Charge” Button Emoji

It’s usually just a funny way to suggest a small fee or payment. People often use it in chats when discussing costs or tipping.

The 🈂️ emoji represents a Japanese service charge button.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F202 U+FE0F
Released
2010
Shortcode
:sa:
Skin tones
No
🈂️
Your device
01 — Meaning

What does the 🈂️ Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji mean?

In plain english
It’s usually just a funny way to suggest a small fee or payment. People often use it in chats when discussing costs or tipping. Don't overthink it! 🈂️ sits in blue emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
The 🈂️ emoji represents a Japanese service charge button. It’s typically used to jokingly indicate a small fee or cost, often when someone is playfully suggesting they owe you money or that something has a small price tag. It’s frequently used in situations involving online shopping, restaurant bills, or even small favors. Basically, it's a lighthearted way to say "there’s a little cost involved."
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 5.

button emojicharge emojiJapanese emojikatakana emojiservice emoji
02 — Platforms

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

The character is always U+1F202 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your japanese “service charge” button looks like to the person on the other side.

Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook, Messenger
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes
03 — Copy & codes

Japanese “service Charge” 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 :sa:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the japanese “service charge” button, code point U+1F202.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🈂️ Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F202 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 “service charge” 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 “service charge” button”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :sa: and it converts to 🈂️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🈂️, in CSS \1F202\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F202}\u{FE0F}.
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 “service Charge” Button emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
06 — Combinations

Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji combinations

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

All combinations →
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07 — In conversation

What 🈂️ means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the japanese “service charge” button and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl
When a girl sends you 🈂️, she’s probably teasing you about owing her money, or playfully suggesting a small price for something. It’s rarely a serious request for payment. She’s likely just being silly.
From a guy
If a guy sends you 🈂️, he's probably joking about owing you money or suggesting a small cost. It’s usually a lighthearted comment, not a genuine request. He’s likely just trying to be funny.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🈂️, you could reply with: “Haha, deal!” 🈂️, “You owe me one!” 🈂️, “Don’t worry, I got you!” 🈂️, or "Just kidding!" 🈂️.
Used in a sentence
08 — Apps

What 🈂️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the japanese “service charge” button lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram
It’s usually just a funny way to suggest a small fee or payment. People often use it in chats when discussing costs or tipping. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
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 :sa:. 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.
10 — Difference

🈂️ vs 🉑 — what is the difference?

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

🈂️ Japanese “service Charge” Button

Unicode name: Japanese “service Charge” Button

Code: U+1F202 U+FE0F · added 2010

Shortcode: :sa:

It’s usually just a funny way to suggest a small fee or payment.

🉑 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 “service Charge” 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 “service Charge” Button emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone
J-Phone

Same character every time — U+1F202 U+FE0F 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 KDDI au EA87, SoftBank E228. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010
Added to the standard

Japanese “service Charge” Button was approved as U+1F202 U+FE0F 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 “service Charge” Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🈂️ Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji mean?
It’s usually just a funny way to suggest a small fee or payment. People often use it in chats when discussing costs or tipping. Don't overthink it!
What does 🈂️ mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you 🈂️, she’s probably teasing you about owing her money, or playfully suggesting a small price for something. It’s rarely a serious request for payment. She’s likely just being silly.
What does 🈂️ mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you 🈂️, he's probably joking about owing you money or suggesting a small cost. It’s usually a lighthearted comment, not a genuine request. He’s likely just trying to be funny.
How do you reply to the 🈂️ emoji?
If someone sends you 🈂️, you could reply with: “Haha, deal!” 🈂️, “You owe me one!” 🈂️, “Don’t worry, I got you!” 🈂️, or "Just kidding!" 🈂️.
What else is the 🈂️ emoji called?
Japanese “service Charge” Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “button emoji”, “charge emoji”, “Japanese emoji”, “katakana emoji”, “service emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F202 U+FE0F.
What is the Unicode code for 🈂️?
The Japanese “service Charge” Button emoji is U+1F202 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🈂️, and in CSS as \1F202\FE0F.
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 :sa: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🈂️ look the same on every phone?
No. Japanese “service Charge” Button is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F202. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.