⛩️ Shinto shrine emoji

What is ⛩️ called?

⛩️ is called the Shinto shrine emoji.

What does ⛩️ mean?

⛩️ is officially named shinto shrine. A Shinto place of worship representing Japanese spiritual traditions, nature worship, and the sacred architecture that connects worshippers with natural and ancestral spirits. Shinto shrines symbolize Japanese spirituality, cultural continuity, and harmony with natural forces.

Use it for literal references to shinto shrine and for shinto worship, Japanese spirituality, nature reverence, cultural traditions, ancestral respect. The torii is the defining gateway associated with Shinto shrines, not the whole shrine building. Related choices include 🕍 Synagogue and 🕋 Kaaba.

Other meanings

It can mean shinto worship, Japanese spirituality, nature reverence, cultural traditions, ancestral respect. Context determines whether the message is literal, geographic, travel-related, cultural, historical, or symbolic.

Example Usage

Visiting the peaceful Shinto shrine for New Year prayers ⛩️

The place or travel note mentions shinto shrine ⛩️

More details

Officially named shinto shrine. Its code point is U+26E9. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.

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Visual description

A traditional Shinto shrine with distinctive torii gate, wooden architecture, and Japanese spiritual design elements.

The torii is the defining gateway associated with Shinto shrines, not the whole shrine building. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.