No Bicycles 🚳

The no bicycles emoji displays a prohibition circle with a bicycle silhouette inside—a clear traffic sign indicating that cyclists are not permitted in a given area, using the universal negation symbol to communicate this specific restriction with unmistakable visual clarity.

This sign appears literally in urban environments where bicycles are banned: pedestrian zones, highways, certain pathways, or private property. On maps and location-based apps, it quickly indicates bike-free areas to cyclists planning routes. Beyond the literal, people occasionally use it to make playful references to being "banned" from somewhere or to indicate a place is exclusively for pedestrians or specific groups, though this usage is less common than with broader prohibition symbols.

The emoji serves practical purposes in cycling communities, urban planning discussions, and navigation contexts where distinguishing "no bikes" from general prohibition matters. Unlike some niche symbols, it has real-world utility in helping cyclists understand access rules without confusion. It rarely appears in casual messaging compared to other warning symbols, remaining primarily functional rather than becoming slang.

Approved as part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015, this specific prohibition symbol maintains consistent design across platforms, clearly depicting a bicycle within the universal circle-slash format to avoid ambiguity.