Japanese “Service Charge” Button 🈂️

A red button displaying the Japanese katakana character サ (sa), which stands for "service charge" (サービス料/サービスリョウ). The clean, minimalist design fits the aesthetic of other Japanese utility buttons, signaling official information at a glance.

Primarily used in Japanese restaurants, hotels, and service industries, this button indicates that a service charge has been applied to your bill. In Japan's service culture, some establishments add a small service charge similar to tipping in Western countries, and this emoji marks that transparently. You'll see it most often in Japanese hospitality contexts or menu descriptions.

Outside Japan, this emoji sees limited use unless someone is specifically discussing Japanese dining practices, explaining bill structures, or engaging with Japanese business communication. It's educational and informational rather than casual or playful—more of a practical symbol for clarifying that an extra fee applies.

Like its counterpart buttons, this emoji serves a very specific, localized purpose. Approved as Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, it remains a niche but important symbol for conveying service charge information in Japanese contexts.