Man gesturing no: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man forming an 'X' shape with his arms in front of his chest. This gesture is a universal non-verbal signal used to communicate rejection, disagreement, or the idea that something is not allowed.

Usage Context

Use this to politely decline an invitation, stop a conversation, or express that something is strictly off-limits. It serves as a visual shorthand for the word 'no' and acts as a more emphatic version of 🙅 or the simple 🚫 sign.

History

The base gesture originated as a common piece of body language, particularly in Japanese culture where crossing arms into an 'X' is a standard way to signal 'no' or 'incorrect.' It was brought to the digital sphere through early graphical chat programs before being adopted into the Unicode standard to provide more expressive, human-centric reactions.

Details

Glyph

🙅🏻‍♂

Unicode

U+1F645 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f645_1f3fb_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE45;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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