Prohibited Emoji

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

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What does Prohibited 🚫 mean?

Part of the Symbols category, the Prohibited emoji sits within Warning Symbols. Related keywords include entry, forbidden, no, not.

Like the rest of the Symbols category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Warning and Children Crossing, which cover similar ground.

How to use Prohibited 🚫 in a sentence

Put a 🚫 next to the important line.
Used 🚫 so no one would miss it.
Marked it 🚫 for later.
Added a 🚫 to make it clearer.
Used 🚫⛔️ to flag this in the group chat.

Prohibited 🚫 in other languages

French

symbole d’interdiction

Mandarin

禁止

German

Verboten

Hindi

निषिद्ध

Japanese

車両通行止め

Korean

금지

Portuguese

proibido

Spanish

prohibido

Russian

запрещено

Arabic

ممنوع

Frequently asked questions

What does the Prohibited 🚫 emoji mean?

Part of the Symbols category, the Prohibited emoji sits within Warning Symbols. Related keywords include entry, forbidden, no, not.

How do people use the Prohibited 🚫 emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Put a 🚫 next to the important line." It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Prohibited 🚫 emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Prohibited as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.