person gesturing NO

This emoji represents a person crossing their arms in an X to signal "NO." It's used to express refusal or prohibition.

This represents a universally understood gesture of refusal, easily recognizable across different cultures.

This gesture is said to have originated from referees' hand signals in sports. Nowadays, it's mainly used online to express gentle or playful refusal.

Among Gen Z, it's frequently used to express a humorous reaction like "No way!" or "That's not right!" beyond a simple refusal. It's especially used as a witty expression of negation in meme culture.