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๐Ÿ›‡

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๐Ÿ›‡ U+1F6C7, 🛇
PROHIBITED SIGN
โ† ๐Ÿ›†
[U+1F6C6]
Transport and Map Symbols ๐Ÿ›ˆ โ†’
[U+1F6C8]

Translingual

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A "No Smoking" sign.

Description

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A circle with a 45ยฐ diagonal line from the top left to bottom right inside it. The symbol is usually red.

Symbol

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๐Ÿ›‡

  1. Not allowed. quotations โ–ผ
    ๐Ÿšญ = a cigarette inside the prohibition symbol means "no smoking"
    ๐Ÿšฑ = a glass of water inside the prohibition symbol means "don't drink"; it indicates non-potable water
    • 1992, Aladdin (1992 Disney film)
      Genie: So how 'bout it? What is it you want most?
      Aladdin: Well, there's this girl...
      Genie: Wrong! [A prohibition symbol with a heart appears on Genie's chest, apparently meaning "no love".] I can't make anybody fall in love, remember?
    • 2000, "Death Is a Bitch", season 2, episode 6 of Family Guy
      [Tom and Diane are news anchors on TV.]
      Tom: Our top story tonight, the rules of death no longer apply.
      Diane: That's right, Tom.
      [On the background, there is a prohibition symbol with a scythe, apparently meaning "no death".]
    • 2003, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", season 4, episode 18 of Futurama
      Signs on the door to Fry's room: "Fry's room", "No trespassing", "Stay out!", "Keep out Bender"
      [One of the signs is a prohibition symbol with Bender's face, apparently meaning "no Bender".]
      Bender: I choose to not understand these signs. [Bender enters Fry's room]
    • 2003โ€“2008, episodes 1โ€“5 of There She Is!!
      [In multiple scenes depicting prejudice against interspecies cat/rabbit relationships, a prohibition symbol with a heart and the faces of a cat and a rabbit appears, apparently meaning "no love between cats and rabbits".]
    • 2010, Toy Story 3 (in English):
      [The text below is written on a wet floor sign, in the scene where Woody tries to escape the day care for the first time.]
      No running [A prohibition symbol with an illustration of a person running is on the wet floor sign.]
    • 2014, "Devil", episode 8 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders โ€“ Part I, season 3 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
      [A guard accuses Jojo and his friends of littering the street. A sign has a prohibition symbol with a hand throwing a piece of paper on the ground. The text below is written on the sign, in English.]
      No littering. Maximum fine $500 or corrective work order.

Usage notes

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It usually has a picture inside the circle to express what to prohibit. Names of this symbol in English: prohibition sign, no sign, no symbol.

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