Boxed to mark a free sample, an open WiFi network, or no-fee admission, this kanji stands for muryo, free of charge. It's mu, 'nothing' or 'without,' and sits opposite 🈶, the not-free-of-charge button, on signs across Japanese shops, cafes, and parking lots.
What 🈚 means
The Japanese Kanji character 'mu' and the Chinese 'wu' printed in white on an orange background. The 🈚 Japanese 'Free of Charge' Button emoji essentially signifies a sense of getting something for nothing; literally and metaphorically.
How and when to use it
- While posting or reposting content with a caption or any surrounding text that hones the message of something that's 'free' and other related terms, you can use 🈚. Like, "I charge my clients for my time and expertise, but my heart is free 🈚" or "Nothing comes for free 🈚".
- You could also use 🈚 in a metaphorical way with 'free' describing a state of being. For instance, "The only freedom I ever want is an unbothered space for my mind 🈚" or "You are free to choose, but are not free of the consequences of that choice 🈚".
- Both the Japanese and Chinese translations of 🈚 conclude at the same interpretation; nothing or a lack. For example, "Lack of consistency can result in a lack of interest 🈚" or "I'm nothing 🈚".
Other Names
- 🈚 Free
- 🈚 Mu (Japanese)
- 🈚 Wu (Chinese)
- 🈚 Lacking
- 🈚 Nothing
- 🈚 Costless
- 🈚 Japanese Sign Meaning 'Free of Charge'
- 🈚 Squared CJK Unified Ideograph - 7121
- 🈚 無
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › alphanum
- Codepoints
U+1F21A- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:u7121:- Keywords
- button, charge, free, ideograph, Japanese
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 🈚 Japanese “free of Charge” Button or 👩🏭 Woman Factory Worker?