Your digital “We’re Open!” sign—but make it Japanese. The kanji read 営業中 (eigyō‑chū), literally “open for business,” and it shows up when creators launch drops, streamers go live, artists open commissions, or someone declares their DMs open like a 24/7 convenience store. It’s also used ironically: wake up from a nap, post this, and boom—you’re accepting chaos, compliments, and coffee orders.
On Apple devices, it looks like bold white kanji centered on a bright orange‑to‑red rounded square, with a glossy gradient and subtle shine that feels like an app icon crossed with a neon shop tile. The clean, head‑on perspective and crisp strokes make it instantly readable, even tiny. It radiates storefront energy—imagine a lit sign flicking on with a satisfying click.
Culturally, it nods to the classic door placard in Japan that flips to 営業中 when the shop’s ready and hustling. Online, people pair it with 🏪, 🍜, 💸, or 📣 to give “grand opening” vibes, or caption it for soft‑open jokes (“emotionally available, limited hours”). It’s perfect for status updates, launch announcements, or tongue‑in‑cheek posts that say: business is booming, bring the memes—and maybe your wallet.
Definition
Ideograph Business; Open for Business; Business Hours; Branch Office, Etc.
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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)
950 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
:u55b6:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-55B6 Japanese "Open For Business" Button
In Business Sign
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Enclosed Ideographic Supplement
Unicode Range
1F200–1F2FF
Unicode Subcategory
Squared Ideographs
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Squared Ideographs
Names & Annotations
SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55B6 = in business sign # <square> 55B6 Temporary Notes: 営: IDEOGRAPH BUSINESS; open for business 営業中; business hours 営業時間; branch office 営業所
Symbol Information
U+1F23A proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B41
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[営]
KDDI
#389 営業中マーク 「営業中maaku」 U+EA8C SJIS-F35F JIS-7940
Softbank
#448 #old225 営(営業時間) U+E22D SJIS-F7CD
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)
e22d
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E22D
Decimal Code Point(s)
57901
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x88 0xAD
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 88 AD
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 210 255
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE22D
UTF-16 Hex
e22d
UTF-16 Dec
57901
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E22D
UTF-32 Hex
E22D
UTF-32 Dec
57901
Python Src
u"\uE22D"
PHP Src
"\xee\x88\xad"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE22D"
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)
1f23a
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F23A
Decimal Code Point(s)
127546
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x88 0xBA
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 88 BA
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 210 272
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDE3A
UTF-16 Hex
d83cde3a
UTF-16 Dec
55356 56890
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F23A
UTF-32 Hex
01F23A
UTF-32 Dec
127546
Python Src
u"\U0001F23A"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x88\xba"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDE3A"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
