🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button Emoji Meaning & Copy

01 — Meaning

What does the 🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, when someone sends you 🈚️ in a text, they’re saying something is free. They mean no money needs to be exchanged for it. It’s just a quick way to say “it’s on me!”

Where it comes from

The 🈚️ emoji is a Japanese emoji that literally translates to "no charge" or "free of charge.” It’s used to indicate something is completely free, with no cost involved. People use it when offering something without asking for payment, like sharing food, offering help, or suggesting a free activity. It can also express generosity or a desire to be helpful. It often conveys a friendly, casual, and positive vibe.

Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

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02 — Platforms

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

The character is always U+1F21A — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your japanese “free of charge” button looks like to the person on the other side.

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 “free of 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 :u7121:.

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In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F21A.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button emoji

No picker to hand? The japanese “free of charge” button can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “japanese “free of 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 “free of charge” button”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :u7121: and it converts to 🈚️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 🈚️, in CSS \1F21A\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F21A}\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 “free of 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.

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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 “free of Charge” Button emoji combinations

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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

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

From a girl

Generally, when a girl sends you 🈚️, she’s likely offering something genuinely free, like treating you to coffee or covering the cost of an activity. It can be a sweet gesture of kindness or a way of showing she wants to spend time with you without any financial burden. Sometimes it's playfully teasing, but usually it's a sincere offer.

From a guy

If a guy sends you 🈚️, he's often offering to pay for something – a meal, a ride, or a small gift. It's a way to be helpful and show he’s taking care of things. It can also be a friendly way of saying “let me get that” or “don’t worry about it.”

How to reply

If someone sends you 🈚️, you could reply with: “Awesome, thanks!” 🈚️, “You’re the best!” 🈚️, “No way, that’s amazing!” 🈚️, or “Let me get it then!” 🈚️.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🈚️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

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

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, when someone sends you 🈚️ in a text, they’re saying something is free. They mean no money needs to be exchanged for it. 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 :u7121:. 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 “free of Charge” Button emoji

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

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🆔Id Button 🉑Japanese “acceptable” Button 🈶Japanese “not 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 🈵Japanese “no Vacancy” Button

10 — Difference

🈚️ vs 🉑 — what is the difference?

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

🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button

Unicode name: Japanese “free of Charge” Button

Code: U+1F21A U+FE0F · added 2010

Shortcode: :u7121:

Basically, when someone sends you 🈚️ in a text, they’re saying something is free.

🉑 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.

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11 — History

Where the 🈚️ Japanese “free of 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 “free of Charge” Button emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

Same character every time — U+1F21A 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 SoftBank E216. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Japanese “free of Charge” Button was approved as U+1F21A 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 “free of Charge” Button emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🈚️ Japanese “free of Charge” Button emoji mean?

Basically, when someone sends you 🈚️ in a text, they’re saying something is free. They mean no money needs to be exchanged for it. It’s just a quick way to say “it’s on me!”

What does 🈚️ mean from a girl?

Generally, when a girl sends you 🈚️, she’s likely offering something genuinely free, like treating you to coffee or covering the cost of an activity. It can be a sweet gesture of kindness or a way of showing she wants to spend time with you without any financial burden. Sometimes it's playfully teasing, but usually it's a sincere offer.

What does 🈚️ mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you 🈚️, he's often offering to pay for something – a meal, a ride, or a small gift. It's a way to be helpful and show he’s taking care of things. It can also be a friendly way of saying “let me get that” or “don’t worry about it.”

How do you reply to the 🈚️ emoji?

If someone sends you 🈚️, you could reply with: “Awesome, thanks!” 🈚️, “You’re the best!” 🈚️, “No way, that’s amazing!” 🈚️, or “Let me get it then!” 🈚️.

What else is the 🈚️ emoji called?

Japanese “free of Charge” Button is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “button emoji”, “charge emoji”, “free emoji”, “ideograph emoji”, “Japanese emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F21A U+FE0F.

What is the Unicode code for 🈚️?

The Japanese “free of Charge” Button emoji is U+1F21A U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 🈚️, and in CSS as \1F21A\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 :u7121: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🈚️ look the same on every phone?

No. Japanese “free of Charge” 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+1F21A. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🈚️Japanese “free of Charge” Button Emoji

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