Category: Symbols

🈂️Japanese “service charge” button

🈂️ Japanese “service charge” button belongs to Symbols. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

Meaning

The katakana character 'サ' (sa), short for 'service,' indicating a service charge fee in Japan.

Aliases

:sa:

Keywords

buttonchargejapanesekatakanaserviceJapanese “service charge” button

What does 🈂️ Japanese “service charge” button mean?

This emoji shows the katakana character サ (sa), an abbreviation of 'sābisu' (service). In Japanese commercial contexts, it appears on signs or receipts to indicate a 'service charge' has been added to the bill. Outside of Japan, it is sometimes used as a generic button icon or to reference Japanese culture.

Often used for

  • Indicating a service charge fee in Japan
  • Referencing Japanese billing practices
  • Using a generic red button icon
  • Discussing Japanese culture or typography
Tone: The official name 'service charge' can be misleading since the sign often signals the absence of a charge. Relying on the name alone without understanding the Japanese context may cause confusion.

Illustrative message examples with 🈂️

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

  • Watch out for the 🈂️ fee on the bill in Japan.
  • The receipt had a 🈂️ symbol for the service charge.
  • I'm using the 🈂️ as a placeholder button in my design.
  • What does this 🈂️ character mean on the menu?

How 🈂️ Japanese “service charge” button looks

Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.

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Japanese “service charge” button emoji in OpenMoji style
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🈂️ Japanese “service charge” button codes for developers

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Emoji🈂️
Unicode codepointsU+1F202 U+FE0F
HTML (decimal)🈂️
HTML (hex)🈂️
CSS\1F202\FE0F
JavaScript\u{1F202}\u{FE0F}
JSON\uD83C\uDE02\uFE0F
URL encoded%F0%9F%88%82%EF%B8%8F
Shortcode (GitHub):sa:

🈂️ in other languages

Source: Unicode CLDR

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