The yen banknote emoji is your digital stack of Japanese cash, perfect for flexing a Tokyo shopping spree, plotting a sushi marathon, or tracking JPY moves like a budget ninja. People drop it when they’re splurging on anime merch, importing gadgets, or saying “shut up and take my money” to the latest JRPG release. It also works ironically when your wallet says 0 yen but your heart says Akihabara—especially alongside the money-with-wings emoji for maximum pain. Flirty or dramatic takes pop up too: “I’d spend all my yen on you” hits different when it’s followed by this tidy little stack.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a slightly angled pile of pale olive-tan notes with a big, clean ¥ symbol centered in a medallion, thin borders, and soft shading that makes it look like a neat cash brick. There’s no specific denomination—just that unmistakable yen sign that screams Japan without calling out any real bill. You’ll see it paired with the Japan flag, sushi, and airplane emojis to announce a trip, or with charts for forex chat when the yen is mooning or melting. Whether you’re celebrating payday, planning a konbini haul, or memeing about the carry trade at 3 a.m., this emoji delivers crisp, banknote energy with a very Japanese vibe.
Definition
Paper money (banknote) with yen currency sign on it. Japanese money. Cash used to purchase goods and services. A stack of banknotes.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
302 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
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LG Emoji Picture
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Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:yen:
Keywords
Yen, Japan, Japanese, Banknote, Money, Currency, Paper, Cash, Bill
Previous Names:
Banknote with Yen Sign
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Money Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Money Symbols
Names & Annotations
BANKNOTE WITH YEN SIGN Temporary Notes: a check, a sign indicating "not free"
Symbol Information
U+1F4B4 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-4E2
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#113 'Fee charging' 有料 U+E6D6 SJIS-F97A JIS-777A
KDDI
#109 小切手(CHECK) U+E57D SJIS-F79A JIS-777A
Softbank
￥
Emoji Character Encoding Data
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)
1f4b4
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F4B4
Decimal Code Point(s)
128180
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0xB4
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 92 B4
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 222 264
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDCB4
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddcb4
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56500
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F4B4
UTF-32 Hex
01F4B4
UTF-32 Dec
128180
Python Src
u"\U0001F4B4"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x92\xb4"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDCB4"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
