Japanese “vacancy” button Emoji
🈳 · U+1F233 · Emoji 0.6
What does the Japanese “vacancy” button emoji mean?
Availability and openness are conveyed by the 🈳 symbol, which literally means vacancy or emptiness in Japanese, often used to indicate that something is available or open, such as a hotel room or a spot in a class, and figuratively to show that one has time or emotional space, with some slang uses implying a sense of freedom or lack of obligations. This symbol is often used to signal that someone or something is accessible. The 🈳 symbol is also used in various contexts to represent an empty or available status. Its meaning is closely tied to the concept of availability and openness.
Japanese “vacancy” button emoji examples
- Just got out of class, I'm free 🈳
- Room for one more person 🈳, who's in?
How to copy the Japanese “vacancy” button emoji
To use the Japanese “vacancy” button emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F233), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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Japanese “vacancy” button emoji on different platforms
How the Japanese “vacancy” button emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



Japanese “vacancy” button Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🈳 |
| Name | Japanese “vacancy” button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+1F233 |
| Shortcode | :u7a7a: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
Japanese “vacancy” button Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F233, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :u7a7a:.
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