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Tokyo tower emoji ๐Ÿ—ผ

๐Ÿ—ผ is Tokyo Tower: the red-and-white lattice tower in Minato, Tokyo. Because it looks so much like the Eiffel Tower it is the Eiffel Tower emoji for most of the worldโ€ฆ

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What the tokyo tower ๐Ÿ—ผ emoji means

๐Ÿ—ผ is Tokyo Tower: the red-and-white lattice tower in Minato, Tokyo. Because it looks so much like the Eiffel Tower it is the Eiffel Tower emoji for most of the world โ€” Paris trips, โ€œbonjourโ€ captions โ€” as well as Tokyo. It is also the stand-in for a lighthouse, which has no emoji, and for towers in general. Original 2010 emoji. Landmarks: ๐Ÿ—ฝ Statue of Liberty, ๐Ÿฏ Japanese castle, ๐Ÿฐ castle; flags ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท.

Unicode name: Tokyo tower ยท U+1F5FC ยท Emoji 0.6 (original set) ยท group: Travel & Places.

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How people use it

  • Paris: the Eiffel Tower stand-in
  • Tokyo: Japan trips
  • Lighthouse: the missing emoji
  • Towers: landmarks, heights

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
Tokyo towerU+1F5FCTokyo, Paris, towers
Statue of LibertyU+1F5FDNew York
Japanese castleU+1F3EFJapan
castleU+1F3F0European castle
flag: FranceU+1F1EB U+1F1F7France

Questions people ask

Is there an Eiffel Tower emoji?

No; ๐Ÿ—ผ Tokyo Tower looks similar and is used for it.

Is there a lighthouse emoji?

No. ๐Ÿ—ผ is the usual substitute, sometimes with ๐ŸŒŠ.

What does ๐Ÿ—ผ mean from a girl?

A Paris or Tokyo trip, most likely.

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