# ㊙️ Japanese “secret” button emoji

㊙️ Japanese “secret” button is an emoji in the letters and numbers set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: ideograph.

- Emoji: ㊙️
- Unicode name: Japanese “secret” button
- Code points: U+3299 U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Letters and numbers
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :secret:
- Keywords: button, ideograph, Japanese, secret
- Page: https://emojichart.com/japanese-secret-button-emoji

## What it means

A circle with the Japanese kanji for secret, used to mark confidential matters. People use it for secrets and confidentiality, and sometimes playfully to say hush, this is top secret.

## How to type ㊙️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “Japanese “secret” button”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “Japanese “secret” button”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “Japanese “secret” button”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “Japanese “secret” button”.
- GitHub: Type :secret: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | ideograma japonés para "secreto" | ideograma, ideograma japonés para "secreto", japonés, kanji, secreto |
| Français (fr) | bouton secret en japonais | bouton secret en japonais, idéogramme, japonais, secret |
| Deutsch (de) | Schriftzeichen für „Geheimnis“ | chinesisches Schriftzeichen, Geheimnis, japanisches Schriftzeichen, Japanisches Schriftzeichen, Schriftzeichen für „Geheimnis“ |
| Italiano (it) | ideogramma giapponese di “Segreto” | cinese, giapponese, ideogramma, ideogramma giapponese di “Segreto”, segreto |
| Português (pt) | botão japonês de “segredo” | botão, ideograma, japonês, segredo |
| Nederlands (nl) | Japans teken voor ‘geheim’ | geheim, ideogram, Japans, knop |
| Svenska (sv) | japansk ”hemligt”-knapp | hemligt, ideogram, ideogram för hemlighet, japansk, japansk ”hemligt”-knapp |
| Polski (pl) | japoński przycisk „tajemnica” | ideogram, japoński, przycisk, sekret, tajemnica |
| Türkçe (tr) | Japonca "sır" düğmesi | japonca, Japonca, japonca "sır" düğmesi, Japonca "sır" düğmesi, japonca "sır" simgesi, sembol, sır |
| Русский (ru) | секрет | значок, кнопка, секрет, тайна, япония |
| Українська (uk) | кнопка "секрет" японською | ідеограма, ієрогліф, китайський, кнопка "секрет" японською, секрет, Японія |
| Ελληνικά (el) | ιδεόγραμμα μυστικού σε κύκλο | ιαπωνικό, ιδεόγραμμα μυστικού σε κύκλο, μυστικό |
| العربية (ar) | الزر /سر/ باليابانية | الزر /سر/ باليابانية, سر, سر باليابانية, صيني |
| עברית (he) | לחצן ״סוד״ ביפנית | ״סוד״, יפנית, לוגו, לחצן ״סוד״ ביפנית |
| فارسی (fa) | دکمهٔ «راز» به ژاپنی | دکمهٔ «راز» به ژاپنی, راز, راز به ژاپنی, ژاپنی |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जापानी “गुप्त” बटन | अप्रकाश्य, गुप्त, गोपनीय, जापानी |
| বাংলা (bn) | গোলাকার গোপন চিত্রলিপি | গোপন, গোলাকার গোপন চিত্রলিপি, চীনা, জাপানি, জাপানি ভাষায় ‘গোপনীয়‘ বোতাম, নিশান |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tombol Jepang "rahasia" | ideograf, Jepang, rahasia, tombol |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nút Tiếng Nhật “bí mật” | “bí mật”, chữ tượng hình, nút "bí mật" tiếng Nhật, nút Tiếng Nhật “bí mật”, Tiếng Nhật |
| ไทย (th) | ภาษาญี่ปุ่นคำว่า “ความลับ” | ความลับ, ตัวอักษรจีน, ปุ่ม, ภาษาญี่ปุ่น |
| 日本語 (ja) | マル秘 | マル秘, 極秘, 社外秘, 秘, 秘密 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 원 표시된 비밀 표의문자 | "비밀", 비밀, 숨길 비, 원 표시된 비밀 표의문자, 일본어, 일본어 "비밀" 버튼, 중국어, 표의문자 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 日文的“秘密”按钮 | 保密, 按键, 日文, 日文的“秘密”按钮, 日本, 秘, 秘密, 表意文字 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 秘 | 秘, 秘密 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Japannese "geheim"-knoppie
- Akan (ak): Gyapanfoɔ “ahintasɛm” bɔtom
- Albanian (sq): butoni «sekret» në japonisht
- Amharic (am): ክብ የምስጢር አይዶግራፍ
- Armenian (hy): գաղտնի գաղափարագիր շրջանակի մեջ
- Assamese (as): জাপানী “গোপন” বুটাম
- Azerbaijani (az): yapon "məxfi" düyməsi
- Bashkir (ba): японса «сер» төймәһе
- Basque (eu): japonierazko "sekretua" botoia
- Belarusian (be): ідэаграма «сакрэтна» ў крузе
- Bosnian (bs): Dugme "tajna" na jap.
- Bulgarian (bg): Идеограма за тайна в кръг
- Burmese (my): ဂျပန်ဘာသာ လျှို့ဝှက်မှု ခလုတ်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): symbole japonais signifiant « secret »
- Cantonese (yue): 日本「秘」按鈕
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 日本「秘」按钮
- Catalan (ca): botó japonès "secret"
- Cherokee (chr): ᏣᏩᏂᏏ “ᎤᏕᎵᏓ” ᏗᎦ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 日文嘅「秘密」按鈕
- Chuvash (cv): вӑрттӑнлӑх
- Croatian (hr): tipka s ideogramom "tajna"
- Czech (cs): štítek s japonským znakem „tajné“
- Danish (da): japansk knap for hemmelighed
- Estonian (et): jaapani nupp "saladus"
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): botão "segredo" em japonês
- Faroese (fo): japanskur "loyndarmál" knappur
- Filipino (fil): nakabilog na ideograph ng lihim
- Finnish (fi): salainen-kirjoitusmerkki
- Galician (gl): botón "secreto" en xaponés
- Georgian (ka): საიდუმლოს იდეოგრამა წრეში
- Gujarati (gu): ગોળમાં ગુપ્ત આઇડિયોગ્રાફ
- Hausa (ha): maɓallin "asiri" Na Japan
- Hungarian (hu): japán „titok” gomb
- Icelandic (is): „Leyndarmál“ á japönsku
- Igbo (ig): Ọdụmbi “nzuzo” Ndị Japan
- Irish (ga): cnaipe Seapáinise "rún"
- Javanese (jv): tombol Jepang "rahasia"
- Kalaallisut (kl): cirkulært ideogram for hemmelighed
- Kannada (kn): ಜಪಾನೀಸ್ “ರಹಸ್ಯ” ಬಟನ್
- Kazakh (kk): доңғалақтағы «құпия» иероглифі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): دوڭعالاقتاعى «قۇپيا» يەروگليفى
- Khmer (km): ក្នុងរង្វង់មានអក្សរចិនប្រែថា សម្ងាត់
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Ibuto y’"ibanga" y’Abayapani
- Konkani (kok): जपानी “गुपीत” बटण
- Kyrgyz (ky): тегеректеги купуя идеограммасы
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Pitz’b’al rech "echeb’alil" rech Japon
- Lao (lo): ປຸ່ມ “ຄວາມລັບ” ພາສາຍີ່ປຸ່ນ
- Latvian (lv): ideogramma Slepens kvadrātveida ietvarā
- Lithuanian (lt): paslaptį reiškiantis hieroglifas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): japańske pismikowe znamuško "pótajmne"
- Luxembourgish (lb): japanesche Knäppchen ’Geheimnis’
- Macedonian (mk): копче „тајно“ на јапонски
- Malay (ms): butang “rahsia” Jepun
- Malayalam (ml): ജാപ്പനീസ് "രഹസ്യം" ബട്ടൺ
- Maltese (mt): buttuna Ġappuniż “sigriet”
- Marathi (mr): जपानी “गुपित” बटण
- Mongolian (mn): Японоор "нууц" гэсэн товчлуур
- Māori (mi): pātene Hapanīhi "pirikoko"
- Nepali (ne): गोलो गोप्य आइडियोग्राफ
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Japán Bọ́tin Fọ “Síkrit”
- Northern Sotho (nso): konope ya Sejapane ya "sephiri"
- Norwegian (no): «hemmelig» på japansk
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): «hemmeleg» på japansk
- Odia (or): ଜାପାନୀ “ଗୋପନୀୟ” ବଟନ୍‌
- Oromo (om): qabduu “dhoksaa” Jaappaan
- Pashto (ps): د جاپان د "پټ" بتن
- Punjabi (pa): "ਗੁਪਤ" ਬਟਨ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): جاپانی “راز” دا بٹن
- Quechua (qu): Japones "pakasqa" ñitina
- Romanian (ro): buton cu semnificația „secret” în japoneză
- Romansh (rm): buttun giapunais «secret»
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): putan Seapanais “Dìomhair”
- Serbian (sr): идеограф „тајна“ у кругу
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): јапанско дугме „тајна“
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): ideograf „tajna“ u krugu
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): japansko dugme „tajna“
- Shan (shn): ၼဵၼ် “လပ်ႉ” ၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): جاپاني “راز” بٽڻ
- Sinhala (si): හතරැස් රහස් සංකල්ප ලකුණ
- Slovak (sk): japonský ideograf Tajomstvo
- Slovenian (sl): pojmovni znak za skrivnost v krogu
- Somali (so): badhanka ‘‘sir’‘ ee Jabbaanka
- Swahili (sw): idiografu ya siri kwenye mduara
- Tajik (tg): тугмаи "Махфӣ"-и ҷопонӣ
- Tamil (ta): ஜப்பான் மொழியில் "ரகசியம்" என்று கூறும் பொத்தான்
- Telugu (te): జపనీస్‌లో "రహస్యం" సూచించే బటన్
- Tigrinya (ti): ናይ ጃፓን “ምስጢር” መልጎም
- Tongan (to): meʻalolomi «lilolilo» (fakasiapani)
- Tswana (tn): konopo ya Sejapane ya "sephiri"
- Turkmen (tk): ýaponça "gizlin" düwmesi
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): znamješko z japanskim pismikowym znamjenjom "tajne"
- Urdu (ur): جاپانی "خفیہ" بٹن
- Uyghur (ug): ياپونچە «مەخپىيەتلىك» دېگەن كۇنۇپكا
- Uzbek (uz): yaponcha “maxfiy” belgisi
- Welsh (cy): ideograff cyfrinach mewn cylch
- Wolof (wo): bitoŋu "sekkere" bu sapoŋ
- Xhosa (xh): iqhosha elith "imfihlelo" lesiJapan
- Yoruba (yo): Bó̩tìnì "àṣírí"Japanisi
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Bó̩tìnì "àshírí"Japanisi
- Zulu (zu): uphawu lobumfihlo ezungeziwe

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+3299 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `㊙️` |
| CSS | `\3299\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{3299}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u3299\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E3 8A 99 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `3299 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E3%8A%99%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ㊙️ Japanese “secret” button emoji mean?

A circle with the Japanese kanji for secret, used to mark confidential matters. People use it for secrets and confidentiality, and sometimes playfully to say hush, this is top secret.

### How do I type the ㊙️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “Japanese “secret” button”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :secret:.

### When was the ㊙️ emoji added?

㊙️ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ㊙️?

U+3299 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ㊙️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{3299}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/japanese-secret-button-emoji