Copy the most used warning and alert emojis in one click — ⚠️ 🚨 🔴 🛑 ❗ ‼️ 🔔 📢 🚫 ⛔ 🆘 — with their meaning, Unicode and HTML codes, and keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.
Click any emoji to copy it instantly to your clipboard.
Warning emojis cover all alert levels — mild caution, real danger, formal prohibition or critical emergency. Click any emoji to copy it instantly.
Each warning emoji expresses a distinct alert level — danger triangle, flashing light, prohibition or emergency signal. The definitions reflect common usage on WhatsApp, Twitter/X and in official digital communications.
Warning emoji sequences ready to copy and paste to signal danger, an emergency or a prohibition in your messages.
Technical codes for each warning emoji: Unicode code point and HTML entity for use in web development.
| Emoji | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warning sign |
U+26A0
|
⚠
|
|
| Emergency light |
U+1F6A8
|
🚨
|
|
| Red circle |
U+1F534
|
🔴
|
|
| Stop sign |
U+1F6D1
|
🛑
|
|
| Red exclamation |
U+2757
|
❗
|
|
| White exclamation |
U+2755
|
❕
|
|
| Double exclamation |
U+203C
|
‼
|
|
| Bell notification |
U+1F514
|
🔔
|
|
| Loudspeaker |
U+1F4E2
|
📢
|
|
| Prohibited |
U+1F6AB
|
🚫
|
|
| No entry |
U+26D4
|
⛔
|
|
| No under 18 |
U+1F51E
|
😞
|
|
| Anger symbol |
U+1F4A2
|
💢
|
|
| SOS emergency |
U+1F198
|
🖘
|
|
| Radioactive |
U+2622
|
☢
|
Press Cmd + Ctrl + Space to open the macOS emoji picker. Search for the emoji you want and double-click to insert it.
Open the emoji keyboard (smiley or globe icon on iPhone, emoji icon on Android). Browse the Symbols section or use the search bar.
Press Win + . (Windows key + full stop) to open the built-in emoji panel. Search for any emoji directly from any application.
The ⚠️ emoji (U+26A0, "Warning Sign") shows the yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark — the international symbol of warning and caution. It is the most versatile alert emoji: it means "be careful" without forbidding or causing panic. Used in messages to precede important information, warn of a potential risk or draw attention to a point that merits particular vigilance.
The hierarchy of warning emojis is important: ⚠️ (general, neutral warning), ❗ (strong importance, not to be missed), 🚨 (emergency and maximum alert), 🛑 (categorical stop), 🚫 (formal prohibition). Choosing the right alert level allows calibrating the urgency of the message and avoiding appearing needlessly alarmist.
⚠️ (warning triangle) says "be careful, there is a potential risk" — it is the mildest and most general. 🛑 (stop sign) says "stop immediately, a limit has been reached" — it is a clear stop order. 🚫 (crossed circle) says "it is formally prohibited" — it is absolute prohibition without nuance.
In practice: ⚠️ for a reminder or caution, 🛑 to cut short something that must stop and 🚫 to mean an action is totally out of the question. These three emojis form the classic gradation from danger to total refusal.
Yes. ⚠️, 🚨, 🛑, ❗, 🚫, 🆘 and all warning emojis on this page are standard Unicode characters that work on WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, Telegram, Discord, Gmail, Outlook and in HTML code on websites.
Appearance may vary slightly by platform but the copied character is identical everywhere. Click any emoji to copy it and paste it directly into your message.