No symbol

![Do Not Enter sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of U.S. Standard Highway Signs[1] (sign R5-1).](/Images/godic/202502/04/MUTCD_R5-1.svg4606.png")
The no symbol (also known as a prohibition sign, no sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle, or universal no) is a circle with a diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right), surrounding a pictogram used to indicate something is not permitted. The no symbol is generally colored red, but is sometimes another color, typically black.