🚫 Prohibited
Symbols
🚫 Prohibited Meaning
The prohibited emoji 🚫 features a red circle with a diagonal slash from top-left to bottom-right, universally indicating prohibition or something not allowed. Culturally, it represents restrictions, bans, and things that are forbidden. This emoji is more comprehensive than ⛔ as it can apply to various contexts beyond just entry, such as actions, behaviors, or items. It's often used to express disapproval, set boundaries, or indicate that something violates rules. The design is consistent with international signage systems for indicating prohibited activities. In digital communication, it serves as a quick visual cue for negation or when something is explicitly not permitted.
When to Use
Used to indicate prohibition, ban, not allowed, forbidden actions, or when something violates rules or standards.
Examples
- No smoking in this building 🚫
- This content violates our community guidelines 🚫
- Sorry, but that's against our policy 🚫
How It Looks on Different Platforms
The Prohibited emoji may look different across platforms and devices.
Unicode Information
U+1F6AB🚫\1F6AB6.06.0