The Japanese “here” button flashes the katakana characters ココ (koko), literally meaning “here,” like a digital mall map dot that learned graphic design. On Apple/iOS, it shows up as a glossy, rounded square in a warm red-to-orange tone with bold white ココ centered—clean strokes, high contrast, and that unmistakable button-y shine that screams “press me.” It’s part of the family of Japanese square sign emojis, instantly recognizable when you’re trying to point at something without actually pointing. Think of it as the internet’s sticky note that says, “This. Exactly this spot.”
Online, people drop it to spotlight links, call attention in a busy thread, or mark themselves in roll call mode—“present, right here.” It’s also perfect for memes and screenshots where you need a big, loud label: receipts go here, problem is here (me), drama? right here. Sarcastic flavor included: “Looking for the plot? Japanese ‘here’ button.” It can even be flirty or inviting—“seat’s open, here”—or used like a mini call-to-action when you really want someone to tap that bio link. In Japan, ココ pops up on signage and maps to mean “you are here,” which is exactly the energy this emoji brings to your timeline.
Definition
"Here sign". Katakana Letters Koko. Destination. Here.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
704 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:koko:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Squared Katakana Koko Japanese "here" Button
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Enclosed Ideographic Supplement
Unicode Range
1F200–1F2FF
Unicode Subcategory
Squared Katakana
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Square Katakanas
Names & Annotations
SQUARED KATAKANA KOKO = here sign # <square> 30B3 30B3 Temporary Notes: KATAKANA LETTERS KOKO; destination, here
Symbol Information
U+1F201 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B24
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[ココ]
KDDI
[ココ]
Softbank
#440 #old183 ココ 「koko」 U+E203 SJIS-F7A3
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e203
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E203
Decimal Code Point(s)
57859
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x88 0x83
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 88 83
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 210 203
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE203
UTF-16 Hex
e203
UTF-16 Dec
57859
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E203
UTF-32 Hex
E203
UTF-32 Dec
57859
Python Src
u"\uE203"
PHP Src
"\xee\x88\x83"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE203"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🈁
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🈁
Decimal HTML Entity
🈁
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🈁
Hex Code Point(s)
1f201
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F201
Decimal Code Point(s)
127489
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x88 0x81
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 88 81
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 210 201
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDE01
UTF-16 Hex
d83cde01
UTF-16 Dec
55356 56833
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F201
UTF-32 Hex
01F201
UTF-32 Dec
127489
Python Src
u"\U0001F201"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x88\x81"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDE01"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
