U+26D4 · emoji since 2010
A red circle with a white bar, the no entry sign. It means stop, do not go there, or off limits.
People use it for hard nos, blocked paths, and setting a firm boundary. Access denied.
In texting, ⛔️ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and ⛔️ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the No Entry emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the no entry emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The ⛔️ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.