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Man gesturing NO

The 🙅‍♂️ Man Gesturing No emoji depicts a male figure with arms crossed in front of him, forming an 'X' shape. This gesture is universally recognized as a sign of refusal, denial, or disagreement. Th...

U+1F645-200D-2642-FE0F Unicode
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📖 Meaning & Usage

The 🙅‍♂️ Man Gesturing No emoji depicts a male figure with arms crossed in front of him, forming an 'X' shape. This gesture is universally recognized as a sign of refusal, denial, or disagreement. The emoji is commonly used to express a negative response, to indicate that something is forbidden, or to show opposition to a suggestion or idea. It can also represent a boundary or a limit. Introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the emoji is part of a set of gesture emojis and is often used in digital communication to convey a non-verbal 'no'.

🎯 Usage Contexts

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Expressing refusal or denial

I asked him to help, but he just gave me a 🙅‍♂️.

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Indicating something is not allowed

🙅‍♂️ No smoking in this area.

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Showing disagreement or opposition

I think that's a bad idea. 🙅‍♂️

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Setting boundaries or limits

I'm not taking on any more projects right now 🙅‍♂️.

📱 Platform Appearances

Man gesturing NO Google Noto emoji Google Noto Apache 2.0
Man gesturing NO Twitter/X emoji Twitter/X CC-BY 4.0

ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.

💬 Ready Messages

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🙅‍♂️ Absolutely not!

Sorry, I can't do that. 🙅‍♂️

🙅‍♂️ That's a no from me.

No way! 🙅‍♂️

🙅‍♂️ Don't even ask.

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💡 Usage Tips

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Combine with other emojis

Use it with other emojis to clarify your message or add emphasis, like '🙅‍♂️🚫' for 'absolutely not allowed'.

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Consider your audience

Be mindful of your audience when using this emoji, as it can come across as blunt or dismissive.

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Use in response to requests

Quickly respond with a 🙅‍♂️ when someone asks for something you can't provide.

💻 Developer Codes

U+1F645-200D-2642-FE0F
&#x1F645-200D-2642-FE0F;
\1F645-200D-2642-FE0F
\u{1F645-200D-2642-FE0F}