Man gesturing no: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man holding his arms crossed in front of his chest to form an 'X' shape, shown here with a medium skin tone. His posture conveys a clear, blunt rejection or a negative response to a proposal.

Usage Context

This gesture is a universal way to say 'no,' 'stop,' or 'that is forbidden.' It is frequently used in digital chats to shut down a bad idea, decline an invitation, or signal that something is off-limits. It serves as a more active, body-language-focused alternative to the simple ❌ or 🚫 signs.

History

The gesture originated from common non-verbal communication where crossing arms effectively blocks or shields the body. It was added to the Unicode standard to provide a way to express refusal without needing to type out a full sentence, bridging the gap between physical body language and text messaging.

Details

Glyph

🙅🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F645 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f645_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE45;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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