The Japanese “reserved” button is that bold red square shouting “dibs!” in kanji form. The white character is 指 (yubi/shi), commonly used as shorthand for 指定 (shitei), meaning “reserved,” like those coveted train seats or restaurant spots in Japan. Online, it doubles as a quick way to claim a seat, a take, or the last slice of pizza—basically, the digital version of tossing your jacket on a chair and declaring, “Mine.” It can read flirty or dramatic too: drop it to say you’re taken, to gatekeep a fave playlist, or to mark a comment thread like “reserved for my final thoughts.”
On Apple devices, it appears as a glossy, candy-red rounded square with a crisp white 指 dead-center—thick strokes, high contrast, big “VIP only” energy. People use it jokingly during ticket wars, sneaker drops, or when “calling” first comment like it’s 2012 YouTube again. Because the kanji literally means “finger,” there’s also a punny vibe—like you’re pointing at something you’ve claimed. Expect it in captions such as “seat’s saved,” “booked and busy,” or “this topic is reserved for chaos,” often paired with lock, ticket, or chair emojis for max drama.
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A Green Button with Japanese Kanji on it.
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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.
The code generated for this emoji was changed slightly in iOS 7 / OSX 10.9 (a variation selector was added) advising the OS to display character emoji style instead of black and white text when available. We don't mind Apple, thank you! We just love our emojis! [Sources 11438-emoji-var.pdf 13.7 Variation Selectors (unicode.org)]
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Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-6307 Japanese "Reserved" Button
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