What ⛾ means
It marks a drive-in restaurant or refreshment stop.
⛾ belongs to Japan’s ARIB STD B24 map-symbol set, part of a standard for broadcast characters. In that set, it is the drive-in restaurant sign.
On Japanese expressway service-area signs, as of 2026, the coffee cup sign marks light meals, while the knife-and-fork sign marks a restaurant.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsMap legend or directory
A drive-in restaurant or refreshment stop.
Casual message
A reader may infer coffee or a short break from the cup.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Is ⛾ an emoji?
No. As of 2026, Unicode does not classify ⛾ as an emoji; its drawing comes from the font in use.
How to type ⛾
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 26FE, then Alt+X to get ⛾.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cup on black square”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 26fe, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⛾CSS
\26FECodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⛾
HTML hex
⛾
CSS content
content: "\26FE";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9B%BE
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.