Prohibited emoji meaning

The prohibited emoji is a visual representation of restriction or prohibition. It is designed as a red circle with a diagonal line running from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. This symbol is recognized internationally as meaning "no" or "not allowed." It is commonly used to signal that something is forbidden, restricted, or off-limits. You might see it in messages to indicate rules, warnings, or bans, such as "no smoking" or "not permitted." Words often linked to this emoji include forbidden, restricted, prohibited, and disallowed. Its clear design makes it an effective way to communicate boundaries or limitations.

The prohibited emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026