U+1F6D1 "🛑" Octagonal Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
🛑
U+1F6D1 "🛑" Octagonal Sign is a red, eight sided symbol that visually resembles a standard stop sign, widely used in digital communication to convey a clear message to halt, cease an action, or indicate prohibition. Unlike its real world counterpart, which is a regulatory traffic sign, this emoji functions across various platforms as a versatile icon for stopping processes, ending conversations, or drawing attention to a critical point. Its bold design ensures it stands out in text, making it effective for emphasizing urgent notices, warnings, or the need for immediate pause in both casual and formal digital contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F6D1 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Octagonal Sign |
| Block | Transport and Map Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 🛑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 🛑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x9B 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDED1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F6D1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\uded1 |