Japanese “prohibited” button Emoji

Symbols

A bright red square containing the white Japanese kanji 'kin' (禁), which translates to 'prohibited' or 'forbidden.' It looks exactly like the official signage found on doors, walls, and public areas throughout Japan to signal restricted zones.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to tell someone that an action, place, or object is off-limits. It effectively acts as a digital 'no' sign. People often use it alongside 🚫 or ❌ to emphasize that something is strictly banned or disallowed in a conversation.

History

Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this character comes from a set of Japanese 'squared' ideographs designed to standardize how warning signs were displayed on early mobile devices. These buttons were essential for navigating mobile web portals where clear, space-saving icons were needed to manage user permissions.

Details

Glyph

🈲

Unicode

U+1F232

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f232:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDE32;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory alphanum

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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