Its official Unicode name is woman gesturing NO, filed under gestures in the people & body group. Keyboards find it when you search for “forbidden”, “gesture”, “hand”, “no”, “not”, “prohibit”. It supports five skin-tone variants.
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Questions
What does the woman gesturing NO emoji mean?
🙅♀️ is the woman gesturing NO emoji, part of the “gestures” set in people & body. It is used for forbidden, gesture, hand, no, and its exact tone depends on the conversation.
How do I copy and paste the woman gesturing NO emoji?
Tap the Copy button on this page and paste 🙅♀️ anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “forbidden”.
When was the woman gesturing NO emoji added?
It arrived in Emoji 4. Support depends on your phone’s software version.
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woman gesturing NO + lying face
woman gesturing NO + zipper-mouth face
woman gesturing NO + face holding back tears