What 🈲 means
It means something is banned or not allowed. The 禁 inside means ban or prohibit, borrowed straight from Japanese prohibition signs. Those signs name the banned thing next to it, like 禁煙 for no smoking or 立入禁止 for no entry.
When someone sent you 🈲 with no explanation, read the chat as the missing object. You suggested something; they stamped it: don't, vetoed, absolutely not.
Official-sign energy: flat, final, and not inviting debate.
Do not use it for a gentle preference; it lands as a ban.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsSent alone as a reply
A hard no, veto, or “that is not allowed.”
After a smoking-related message
No smoking or smoking is forbidden.
After an entry or access message
Do not enter, access, or proceed.
Don't confuse it with
4Worth knowing
- 🈲 is a single code point, so it survives copying through almost anything — old databases, SMS gateways, printer drivers.
Questions people ask
1Does 🈲 mean 18+?
No. 🈲 means forbidden in general; 🔞 specifically marks places or content restricted to age 18 and over.
How to type 🈲
Windows
Win+.Open the emoji picker and search “Japanese “prohibited” button”.
macOS
Control+Command+Spaceopens the character viewer.
iOS / Android
Emoji keyboard → search “Japanese “prohibited” button”.
Chat apps
:u7981:the common shortcode; support varies by platform.HTML
🈲Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
🈲
HTML hex
🈲
CSS content
content: "\1F232";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9F%88%B2
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.