Emoji ๐ (SQUARED NG): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji ๐ (SQUARED NG), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji SQUARED NG
- Unicode Name
- SQUARED NG
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F196
- Category
- Symbols
- Subcategory
- Letters & Numbers
- Slug
- ng
Meaning and description of emoticon ๐
The ๐ emoji depicts the letters "NG" inside a rounded square โ an abbreviation for "no good" in a minimalist geometric layout. Belongs to the "Symbols" group in the Unicode standard.
๐ in chats conveys rejection, a "not good" assessment, and a short signal of an unsuitable option โ "not good" or "this is a bad option." It's most often paired with
,
, or
, and in messages it reads as "The option here is clearly marked as unsuitable ๐," serving as a quick rejection signal. NG often signifies not just two letters, but an unemotional and swift negative assessment signal.
Usage Examples ๐
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :ng: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :ng: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :ng: | |
| HTML Dec | 🆖 | |
| HTML Hex | 🆖 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F196"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F196 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83C\uDD96 | |
| Perl | \x{1F196} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F196} | |
| Punycode | xn--347h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%86%96 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 86 96 |

