🈲 Japanese “prohibited” Button emoji meaning
🈲 shows the kanji 禁 ("forbid") on a red square button. It means prohibited or not allowed, as seen on Japanese signs like 禁煙 (no smoking). People send it to mark something as off-limits or banned.
U+1F232
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🈲 How people use it
- Saying something is not allowed
- Jokingly banning a topic in a group chat
- Marking a no-entry or no-smoking rule
Example messages
Talking about work on vacation is 🈲
Spoilers in this chat 🈲 until Sunday
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Emoji details
| Name | Japanese “prohibited” button |
|---|---|
| Codepoints | U+1F232 |
| Category | Symbols |
| Keywords | button, ideograph, japanese, prohibited |
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What does the 🈲 Japanese “prohibited” button emoji mean?
🈲 shows the kanji 禁 ("forbid") on a red square button. It means prohibited or not allowed, as seen on Japanese signs like 禁煙 (no smoking). People send it to mark something as off-limits or banned.
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