🈸 Japanese “application” button

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Meaning & usage

Japanese “application” button (🈸) conveys an emotion, object or visual idea as an emoji.

Use it in messages and captions; emoji artwork and interpretation differ between platforms.

U+1F238 identifies this exact Japanese “application” button form; copying the character preserves its Unicode identity, while its appearance depends on the font or emoji renderer.

Japanese “application” button can label its depicted animal or natural subject in a caption. The illustration is stylized, so use a written name when species or exact identification matters. Japanese “application” button occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with 🈸 in search, filenames or text processing.

How to type Japanese “application” button

Windows

Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (1F238) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.

Mac

Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for Japanese “application” button. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.

Linux

In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 1F238, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.

iPhone & Android

Look for Japanese “application” button in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.