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A person holding their arms crossed in front of their chest to form an X shape. This body language is a universal way to signal disapproval, refusal, or a firm 'no'.

Usage Context

Use this to decline an invitation, show disagreement, or express that something is strictly off-limits. It serves as a visual shorthand for the word 'denied' or 'prohibited'. It is frequently used alongside emojis like 🚫 or ❌ to emphasize that a boundary has been set.

History

This gesture draws from traditional Japanese pop culture and game show conventions, where crossing the arms into an X is the standard way to indicate an incorrect answer or a forbidden action. It was added to the Unicode standard as part of the initial emoji rollouts to translate common physical cues into digital chat.

Details

Glyph

🙅

Unicode

U+1F645

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f645:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE45;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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