๐Ÿ”•Bell With Slash emoji
Objects ยท Emoji 1.0

๐Ÿ”•Bell With Slash Emoji

Generally, when someone sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji in a text, they mean they donโ€™t want to respond or that theyโ€™re ignoring what you said. Itโ€™s a pretty direct way of saying "I don't want to talk about this" or "Iโ€™m not engaging.

The ๐Ÿ”• emoji is a bell with a slash through it.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F515
Released
2015
Shortcode
:no_bell:
Skin tones
No
๐Ÿ”•
Your device
01 โ€” Meaning

What does the ๐Ÿ”• Bell With Slash emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, when someone sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji in a text, they mean they donโ€™t want to respond or that theyโ€™re ignoring what you said. Itโ€™s a pretty direct way of saying "I don't want to talk about this" or "Iโ€™m not engaging." ๐Ÿ”• sits in object emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
The ๐Ÿ”• emoji is a bell with a slash through it. It generally means "silent," โ€œmute,โ€ or โ€œno sound.โ€ People use it when they want to indicate that something is not being heard, is ignored, or is simply off. Itโ€™s often used when someone wants to signal they donโ€™t want to respond, or that something is completely ignored. You might see it in situations where someone is trying to avoid a conversation or when reacting to something unpleasant.
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 10.

bell emojiforbidden emojimute emojino emojinot emojiprohibited emojiquiet emojisilent emojislash emojisound emoji
02 โ€” Platforms

Bell With Slash emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F515 โ€” but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your bell with slash looks like to the person on the other side.

Bell With Slash emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Bell With Slash emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Bell With Slash emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Bell With Slash emoji on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook, Messenger
Bell With Slash emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Bell With Slash emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Bell With Slash emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Bell With Slash emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Bell With Slash emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes
03 โ€” Copy & codes

Bell With Slash emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation โ€” including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :no_bell:.

All emoji copy and paste โ†’

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F515.

04 โ€” How to type

How to type the ๐Ÿ”• Bell With Slash emoji

No picker to hand? The bell with slash can be typed straight from the keyboard โ€” the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search โ€œbell with slashโ€. No emoji key? Settings โ†’ General โ†’ Keyboard โ†’ Keyboards โ†’ Add New Keyboard โ†’ Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type โ€œbell with slashโ€.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :no_bell: and it converts to ๐Ÿ”• as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🔕, in CSS \1F515, in JavaScript \u{1F515}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 โ€” Download

Bell With Slash emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files โ€” one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library โ†’
06 โ€” Combinations

Bell With Slash emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around bell with slash for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations โ†’
Cool bell with slash combos
Flex bell with slash combos
Aesthetic bell with slash combos
Cute bell with slash combos
Dark bell with slash combos
Party bell with slash combos
Love bell with slash combos
Mood bell with slash combos
Unhinged bell with slash combos
Soft bell with slash combos
Late night bell with slash combos
Summer bell with slash combos
Gaming bell with slash combos
Y2K bell with slash combos
07 โ€” In conversation

What ๐Ÿ”• means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl
If a girl sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji, she could mean sheโ€™s feeling overwhelmed, hurt, or simply wants to distance herself from the conversation. Sometimes itโ€™s a way of saying she needs space and doesnโ€™t want to discuss something. It doesnโ€™t *always* mean sheโ€™s angry, but it can be a signal sheโ€™s upset.
From a guy
If a guy sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji, he might be trying to shut down a conversation, especially if it's getting intense. He could also be avoiding a conflict or simply not wanting to engage. It can sometimes be a passive-aggressive way of saying he disagrees with something.
How to reply
If someone sends you ๐Ÿ”•, you could reply with: โ€œOkay, cool ๐Ÿซกโ€, โ€œGot it ๐Ÿคซโ€, โ€œI hear you ๐Ÿ‘‚โ€, or โ€œNo worries ๐Ÿ‘โ€.
Used in a sentence
08 โ€” Apps

What ๐Ÿ”• means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, when someone sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji in a text, they mean they donโ€™t want to respond or that theyโ€™re ignoring what you said. Itโ€™s a pretty direct way of saying "I don't want to talk about this" or "Iโ€™m not engaging. In comments and captions it is read the same way โ€” the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws ๐Ÿ”• with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ๐Ÿ”• in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :no_bell:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ๐Ÿ”• looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop โ€” press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ๐Ÿ”• from the copy button above.
10 โ€” Difference

๐Ÿ”• vs ๐Ÿ”” โ€” what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

๐Ÿ”• Bell With Slash

Unicode name: Bell With Slash

Code: U+1F515 ยท added 2015

Shortcode: :no_bell:

Generally, when someone sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji in a text, they mean they donโ€™t want to respond or that theyโ€™re ignoring what you said.

๐Ÿ”” Bell

Unicode name: Bell

Code: U+1F514 ยท added 2010

Shortcode: :bell:

Generally, when someone sends you a ๐Ÿ””, they're letting you know something important has happened or is about to happen.

Open ๐Ÿ”” Bell โ†’

11 โ€” History

Where the ๐Ÿ”• Bell With Slash emoji came from

It arrived with the 1.0 release of the standard, which dates the bell with slash to 2015.

AppleiOS
Bell With Slash emoji, Apple, iOS 16.4
iOS 16.4
Bell With Slash emoji, Apple, iOS 17.4
iOS 17.4
Bell With Slash emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4
iOS 18.4
Bell With Slash emoji, Apple, iOS 26
iOS 26
GoogleAndroid
Bell With Slash emoji, Google, Blob, 2017
Blob, 2017
Bell With Slash emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017
Redesign, 2017
Bell With Slash emoji, Google, Android 2018
Android 2018
Bell With Slash emoji, Google, Android 2020
Android 2020
Twitter / XTwemoji
Bell With Slash emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Bell With Slash emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Bell With Slash emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Bell With Slash emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time โ€” U+1F515 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2015
Added to the standard

Bell With Slash was approved as U+1F515 and shipped in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ๐Ÿ”• is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes โ€” only the picture does.

12 โ€” FAQ

Bell With Slash emoji โ€” questions people actually ask

What does the ๐Ÿ”• Bell With Slash emoji mean?
Generally, when someone sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji in a text, they mean they donโ€™t want to respond or that theyโ€™re ignoring what you said. Itโ€™s a pretty direct way of saying "I don't want to talk about this" or "Iโ€™m not engaging."
What does ๐Ÿ”• mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji, she could mean sheโ€™s feeling overwhelmed, hurt, or simply wants to distance herself from the conversation. Sometimes itโ€™s a way of saying she needs space and doesnโ€™t want to discuss something. It doesnโ€™t *always* mean sheโ€™s angry, but it can be a signal sheโ€™s upset.
What does ๐Ÿ”• mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you the ๐Ÿ”• emoji, he might be trying to shut down a conversation, especially if it's getting intense. He could also be avoiding a conflict or simply not wanting to engage. It can sometimes be a passive-aggressive way of saying he disagrees with something.
How do you reply to the ๐Ÿ”• emoji?
If someone sends you ๐Ÿ”•, you could reply with: โ€œOkay, cool ๐Ÿซกโ€, โ€œGot it ๐Ÿคซโ€, โ€œI hear you ๐Ÿ‘‚โ€, or โ€œNo worries ๐Ÿ‘โ€.
What else is the ๐Ÿ”• emoji called?
Bell With Slash is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as โ€œbell emojiโ€, โ€œforbidden emojiโ€, โ€œmute emojiโ€, โ€œno emojiโ€, โ€œnot emojiโ€, โ€œprohibited emojiโ€ and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F515.
What is the Unicode code for ๐Ÿ”•?
The Bell With Slash emoji is U+1F515, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML you can write it as 🔕, and in CSS as \1F515.
How do I copy and paste the ๐Ÿ”• emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page โ€” ๐Ÿ”• goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :no_bell: for Slack and Discord.
Does ๐Ÿ”• look the same on every phone?
No. Bell With Slash is drawn separately by each vendor โ€” Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F515. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.