Prohibited emoji 🚫
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F6AB
What 🚫 means
The keywords Unicode lists for 🚫 are entry, forbidden, no, not, smoke. They show what people use it for.
Search for entry or forbidden on your emoji keyboard and 🚫 is among the results.
You will find 🚫 among the warning signs (13 emoji), part of symbols with 224 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 🚳 🚭 🚯 🚱.
Will 🚫 show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: 🚫 is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type 🚫
Search for prohibited in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 🚫.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type prohibited.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type prohibited in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type prohibited.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, 🚫 is one code point (U+1F6AB), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F6AB | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 🚫 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🚫 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F6AB"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F6AB} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%9A%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 9A AB |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 🚫 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | prohibited |
| Português | proibido |
| Español | prohibido |
| Italiano | segnale di divieto |
| Français | symbole d’interdiction |
| Deutsch | Verboten |
| Türkçe | girmek yasak |
| Bahasa Indonesia | dilarang |
| Polski | zakaz |
| Русский | запрещено |
| 日本語 | 車両通行止め |
| 한국어 | 금지 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the prohibited emoji mean?
Unicode calls 🚫 "prohibited" and links it with entry, forbidden, no, not. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the warning signs subgroup of symbols.
When was the prohibited emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the prohibited emoji?
Search for prohibited in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 🚫.