Emoji 0.6
Japanese “secret” button
Also known as Japanese, button, ideograph, secret
A circled Japanese ideograph 秘 meaning "secret," typically shown as a red circle containing the white character.
Meaning
This emoji is the Japanese character 秘 (himitsu, meaning "secret") enclosed in a circle. It is used to hint at confidential information, hidden knowledge, or playful secrecy, and often appears in Japanese media, signage, and messaging.
Unicode name
Unicode defines it as the circled ideograph for "secret," a circled form of the Japanese kanji 秘.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's design shows the white Japanese character 秘 centered on a red circle.
Google
Google Noto shows the white character 秘 on a flat red circle with a simple, rounded style.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji displays the white character 秘 inside a flat red circle.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ㊙️ Japanese “secret” button belong to?
㊙️ Japanese “secret” button belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ㊙️ Japanese “secret” button?
㊙️ Japanese “secret” button was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+3299, made up of 1 code points.
