The person gesturing NO is the universal hard-pass signal: arms crossed in a big X, energy set to “absolutely not.” It’s the go-to when you want to shut down a bad idea, decline an iffy invite, or deliver a dramatic nope to pineapple-on-pizza discourse. Online, it reads as nopecore, nah fam, or “this ain’t it” energy—great for boundaries, red flags, and cancel-that replies. It also has roots in the Japanese batsu sign (X = wrong/no), which is why it feels instantly TV-game-show-level decisive.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll see a front-facing person from the shoulders up with arms forming a bold X across the chest, a neutral-to-slightly-firm expression, and a clean, emoji-gloss style. Clothing appears as a solid long-sleeve top (often rendered in a bright or purplish hue), with skin tones adjustable and gender-neutral by default; separate woman/man variants exist if you want that specificity. People use it straight, sarcastically (“me pretending I won’t text back”), and even flirtatiously as a playful “no, you” rebuttal. Not to be confused with the person gesturing OK (arms making an O) or the Wakanda salute (fists crossed), this one says: stop, veto, big yikes—end of discussion.
Definition
No good. No go. This is the sign to stop. You are probably doing something wrong.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
931 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:no_good:
Keywords
No, Stop, Nope, Don't, Not
Previous Names:
Face with No Good Gesture Woman Gesturing NO person gesturing NO woman gesturing NO
Face With No Good Gesture
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Gesture Symbols
Editorial Comment
No good (NG). No go. This is the sign to stop. You are probably doing something it wrong.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Gesture Symbols
Names & Annotations
FACE WITH NO GOOD GESTURE Temporary Notes: No good
Symbol Information
U+1F645 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-351
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#Exp.36 'NG (No good)' NG U+E72F SJIS-F9D4 JIS-7E36
