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Ng button

Ng button Emoji

Symbols

A blue square icon containing the white letters 'NG'. It stands for 'No Good,' a common phrase used in Japanese English to indicate that something is unacceptable, incorrect, or prohibited.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to point out mistakes, reject an idea, or signal that something is 'no go.' It acts as a polite but firm way to shut down a bad suggestion or flag an error, often used alongside ❌ or 🚫 to emphasize a restriction.

History

Originating from Japanese television and gaming culture, 'NG' is a widely recognized term for 'No Good' or 'Not Good,' frequently used in Japan to describe 'outtakes' or bloopers during filming. It was added to the Unicode standard to bridge the gap for users familiar with these specific Japanese media conventions.

Details

Glyph
🆖
Unicode
U+1F196
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f196:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory alphanum
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
ng buttonblue-squarewordsshapeiconbloopergoodnosignsquarednot goodno gorejectedmistakeerror

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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