stop sign
stop sign meaning
An octagonal stop sign. Its shape is deliberate and genuinely clever: the octagon is unique among road signs, so it can be recognised by its silhouette alone — from behind, in the dark, or covered in snow. It is one of the best-designed objects in daily life.
Meaning
An octagonal stop sign. Its shape is deliberate and genuinely clever: the octagon is unique among road signs, so it can be recognised by its silhouette alone — from behind, in the dark, or covered in snow. It is one of the best-designed objects in daily life. It appears in driving contexts and, figuratively, wherever something needs to stop immediately.
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How to use it
- The octagon is unique so it works in the dark 🛑
- Stop. Full stop 🛑
- One of the best-designed objects in daily life 🛑
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | stopteken |
| አማርኛ | የቁም ምልክት |
| العربية | علامة توقف |
| অসমীয়া | ৰখোৱাৰ চিহ্ন |
| azərbaycan | dayanmaq işarəsi |
| башҡорт | туҡтау билдәһе |
| беларуская | знак “стоп” |
| български | знак стоп |
| বাংলা | থামার চিহ্ন |
| bosanski | stop |
| català | senyal d’estop |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | značka stop |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | стоп палӑ |
| Cymraeg | arwydd stop |
| Deutsch | Stoppschild |
| dolnoserbšćina | sopowe znamje |
| Ελληνικά | σύμβολο στοπ |
| English | stop sign |
| español | señal de stop |
| eesti | stoppmärk |
| euskara | stop ikurra |
| فارسی | علامت ایست |
| suomi | pysähtymismerkki |
| Filipino | stop sign |
| føroyskt | stoppskelti |
| français | stop |
| Gaeilge | comhartha stop |
| Gàidhlig | sanas “Stad” |
| galego | sinal de stop |
| ગુજરાતી | રોકો સંકેત |
| Hausa | alamar dakata |
| עברית | תמרור עצור |
| हिन्दी | रुकने का संकेत |
| hrvatski | znak stop |
| hornjoserbšćina | stopowe znamjo |
| magyar | stoptábla |
| հայերեն | կանգ նշան |
| Indonesia | rambu stop |
| íslenska | stöðvunarskylda |
| italiano | segnale di stop |
| 日本語 | 止まれの標識 |
| Jawa | tandha setop |
| ქართული | გაჩერების ნიშანი |
| қазақ тілі | тоқта белгісі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | توقتا بەلگىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញាឈប់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿಲ್ಲುವ ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ |
| 한국어 | 멈춤 표시 |
| कोंकणी | थांबपाचें चिन्न |
| кыргызча | стоп белгиси |
| ລາວ | ປ້າຍຢຸດ |
| lietuvių | sustojimo ženklas |
| latviešu | stopzīme |
| македонски | стоп |
| മലയാളം | നിർത്താനുള്ള അടയാളം |
| монгол | зогсох тэмдэг |
| मराठी | थांबा |
| Melayu | tanda berhenti |
| မြန်မာ | ရပ်ရန် ဆိုင်းဘုတ် |
| नेपाली | रोक्ने संकेत |
| Nederlands | stopteken |
| norsk | stoppskilt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସ୍ଥଗିତ ଚିହ୍ନ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰੁਕਣ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Stọ́p Sain |
| polski | znak stopu |
| پښتو | تم ځای نښانې |
| português | sinal de pare |
| rumantsch | signal da stop |
| română | semnul stop |
| русский | знак «стоп» |
| سنڌي | روڪڻ جو نشان |
| တႆး | ပၢႆႉၵိုတ်း |
| සිංහල | නැවතුම් ලකුණ |
| slovenčina | značka stop |
| slovenščina | znak stop |
| Soomaali | calaamad joogsi |
| shqip | shenja “ndalo” |
| српски | знак стоп |
| srpski | znak stop |
| svenska | stoppskylt |
| Kiswahili | taa ya kusimama |
| தமிழ் | நில் |
| తెలుగు | ఆగుము చిహ్నం |
| ไทย | เครื่องหมายหยุด |
| ትግርኛ | ደው ምባል ዝብል ምልክት |
| türkmen dili | dur belgisi |
| lea fakatonga | fakaʻilonga tuʻu |
| Türkçe | dur işareti |
| українська | восьмикутний червоний знак |
| اردو | رکنے کا نشان |
| o‘zbek | stop belgisi |
| Tiếng Việt | ký hiệu dừng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Aami Idaduro |
| 粵語 | 停止標誌 |
| 粤语 | 停止标志 |
| 中文 | 停止标志 |
| 繁體中文 | 停止標誌 |
| isiZulu | uphawu lokuma |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6D1
- Emoji version
- 3
- Shortcodes
- :octagonal_sign: :stop_sign:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the stop sign emoji (🛑) mean?
- An octagonal stop sign. Its shape is deliberate and genuinely clever: the octagon is unique among road signs, so it can be recognised by its silhouette alone — from behind, in the dark, or covered in snow. It is one of the best-designed objects in daily life.
- How do you type the stop sign emoji?
- Copy the stop sign emoji 🛑 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the stop sign emoji in?
- The stop sign emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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