Meaning
A Japanese kanji meaning 'prohibited' or 'forbidden,' used to signal that something is not allowed.
Category: Symbols
🈲Japanese “prohibited” button
🈲 Japanese “prohibited” button belongs to Symbols. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:u7981:
Keywords
buttonideographjapaneseprohibitedJapanese “prohibited” button
What does 🈲 Japanese “prohibited” button mean?
The 🈲 emoji displays the Japanese kanji 禁 (kin), which means 'prohibition' or 'ban.' It is commonly used in Japanese-language contexts to indicate that an action, item, or area is off-limits, functioning much like a 'no entry' sign. Outside Japanese-speaking contexts, it can appear when discussing Japanese signage or rules, or as a more decorative alternative to 🚫 to signal that something is forbidden.
Often used for
- Indicating something is forbidden or not allowed
- Discussing Japanese prohibition signs or rules
- Marking a topic or content as off-limits in a chat
- Reacting to restrictions or bans in a Japanese context
- Labeling items or areas as restricted
Tone: Because this emoji is rooted in Japanese language and signage, it may not be widely understood outside Japanese-speaking contexts. Using it as a generic 'prohibited' symbol in non-Japanese conversations can cause confusion.
Illustrative message examples with 🈲
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- no spoilers in the group chat 🈲
- that section of the site is restricted 🈲
- 🈲 don't post any photos from the event
- parking is prohibited on this street 🈲 just so you know
- you can't bring outside food in 🈲
- that topic is off limits for now 🈲
How 🈲 Japanese “prohibited” button looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
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🈲 Japanese “prohibited” button codes for developers
Every format below produces 🈲 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 🈲 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F232 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🈲 | |
| HTML (hex) | 🈲 | |
| CSS | \1F232 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F232} | |
| JSON | \uD83C\uDE32 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%88%B2 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :u7981: |
🈲 in other languages
Spanishideograma japonés para "prohibido"Frenchbouton interdit en japonaisGermanSchriftzeichen für „verbieten“Italianideogramma giapponese di “Proibito”Portuguesebotão japonês de “proibido”RussianзапретJapanese禁マークKorean금할 금Chinese日文的“禁止”按钮Lithuaniandraudimą reiškiantis hieroglifasPolishjapoński przycisk „zabronione”
Source: Unicode CLDR
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