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Tokyo Tower 🗼

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Travel & Places Buildings

Codepoint U+1F5FC
Shortcode :tokyo_tower:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

Tokyo Tower is an iconic, bright red lattice-work structure inspired by the Eiffel Tower, depicted with its distinctive triangular framework and soaring height. The design captures the tower's instantly recognizable silhouette, often rendered in vibrant red or orange against a lighter background, sometimes with cityscape details or a glowing nighttime aesthetic.

When people use this, they're typically signaling a connection to Tokyo, Japan, travel, or Japanese culture more broadly. It shows up in posts about visiting Japan, sharing travel photos from Tokyo, or expressing love for the city's skyline and energy. It's a beloved icon for travelers, anime fans, and folks passionate about Japanese urban culture.

Beyond literal Tokyo references, the tower can represent modernity, skylines, city life, or progress. Someone might use it when discussing Tokyo as a global megacity, referencing anime set there, or adding Japanese cultural flair to a message. It's particularly popular among urban explorers, travel enthusiasts, and Japanese culture devotees.

The design is distinctly recognizable worldwide and differs slightly across platforms in terms of color intensity and perspective. Tokyo Tower holds iconic status in Japanese culture as a symbol of the country's post-war modernization and technological advancement. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, it stands alongside the Statue of Liberty as one of the most recognizable architectural emojis.

Common Uses

  • Sharing travel photos from Tokyo
  • Expressing love for Tokyo or Japan
  • Referencing anime or Japanese urban culture
  • Discussing travel plans to Japan

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

Tokyo Tower has been featured prominently in Japanese anime and manga for decades, making it a cultural icon that resonates deeply with fans of those mediums worldwide.

Keywords

tokyo tower

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :tokyo_tower:
Slack :tokyo_tower:
Discord :tokyo_tower:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
🗼
HTML (hex)
🗼
CSS
\1F5FC
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDDFC
Python
\U0001F5FC
Java
\uD83D\uDDFC
Perl
\x{1F5FC}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F5FC}
Punycode
xn--2r5o
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%97%BC
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x97 0xBC

🗼 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali টোকিও টাওয়ার
Chinese (Simplified) 东京塔
Chinese (Traditional) 東京鐵塔
Danish Tokyo Tower
Dutch Tokio-toren
English Tokyo tower
English (UK) Tokyo tower
Estonian Tokyo torn
Finnish Tokyo Tower
French tour de Tokyo
German Tokyo Tower
Hindi टोक्यो टॉवर
Hungarian Tokiói torony
Italian Torre di Tokyo
Japanese 東京タワー
Korean 도쿄 타워
Lithuanian Tokijo bokštas
Malay menara Tokyo
Norwegian Tokyo-tårnet
Polish Tokyo Tower
Portuguese Torre de Tóquio
Russian Токийская башня
Spanish Torre de Tokio
Spanish (Mexico) Torre de Tokio
Swedish Tokyo Tower
Thai โตเกียวทาวเวอร์
Ukrainian Токійська вежа
Vietnamese tháp Tokyo