Emoji 0.6
Japanese castle
Also known as Japanese, building, castle
A traditional Japanese castle with multiple tiered, curved roofs, representing a historic Japanese fortress or landmark.
Meaning
The Japanese castle emoji depicts a multi-tiered fortress in traditional Japanese architectural style. It is used to refer to castles, historic sites, Japanese culture, or travel to Japan. It can also stand in for Japanese heritage or sightseeing in general.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning is a Japanese castle, a building emoji representing a traditional Japanese fortress.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows a white multi-tiered castle with dark green-blue curved roofs, gold finials, and subtle outlines.
Google
Google Noto's design is a flat-style white castle with blue-grey tiered roofs, simple shading, and small architectural details.
Twitter
Twitter's Twemoji shows a stylized white castle with blue-green curved roofs, dark outlines, and a flat vector appearance.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🏯 Japanese castle belong to?
🏯 Japanese castle belongs to the travel & places category, which contains 221 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🏯 Japanese castle?
🏯 Japanese castle was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+1F3EF, made up of 1 code points.
