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NG button

The letters NG on a rounded square button, standing for "no good

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Code points
U+1F196
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Meaning

The letters NG on a rounded square button, standing for "no good." It commonly signals that something is unacceptable, failed, or not permitted, often in a blunt or dismissive tone. In conversation it can convey rejection, disapproval, or a playful "nope" in response to a suggestion. It is also used in East Asian messaging contexts as shorthand for something being bad or disallowed. Usage varies, so the intended tone — serious refusal or light humor — depends on context and can be ambiguous.

NG button — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Quick facts

Code points
U+1F196
Unicode name
NG button
Category
SymbolsAlphanumeric
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
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Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F196
Unicode nameNG button
UTF-8F0 9F 86 96
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):ng_button:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)🆖
HTML (decimal)🆖
CSS\1F196
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F196}
Python\U0001F196
Perl\x{1F196}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F196}
Encodings
Punycodexn--347h
URL escape code%F0%9F%86%96

Frequently asked

What does 🆖 NG button mean?

The letters NG on a rounded square button, standing for "no good." It commonly signals that something is unacceptable, failed, or not permitted, often in a blunt or dismissive tone. In conversation it can convey rejection, disapproval, or a playful "nope" in response to a suggestion. It is also used in East Asian messaging contexts as shorthand for something being bad or disallowed. Usage varies, so the intended tone — serious refusal or light humor — depends on context and can be ambiguous.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 🆖 NG button?

U+1F196 (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :ng_button:

Which emojis are related to 🆖 NG button?

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