Your wallet can take a nap—this little blue square screams “freebie!” without using a single English letter. It shows the kanji 無 (mu), literally “none” or “without,” commonly seen in 無料 (muryō), meaning “free of charge.” On Apple/iOS, it’s a crisp white 無 centered on a glossy, rounded blue tile with a gentle gradient—very App-Store-core, like a sticker from the land of tidy signage. If you’ve ever spotted “無料 Wi‑Fi” in a café pic from Japan, that’s the same vibe.
Online, it’s the go-to hype stamp for giveaways, freemium goodies, free trials, or “price: $0.00 (my favorite number).” People pair it with gift boxes and party poppers to announce codes dropping, or use it sarcastically under “FREE* (terms apply)” ads, because we all know that asterisk is shady. It can also be playful shade—replying with this when a friend asks, “How much is the advice?” or when you just performed tech support for the group chat at the low, low cost of nothing. Anime/gacha fans spam it during “free pulls” events, and meme lords slap it on anything that should’ve been free since day one. The energy is simple: maximum value, minimum spend, cha-ching without the ching.
Definition
Ideograph Non-Existence. Out of Stock, Unavailable, free.
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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)]
Emoji General Information
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:u7121:
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Previous Names:
Squared CJK Unified Ideograph-7121 Japanese "Free of Charge" Button
Non-Existence Sign
