What does 👻 mean?
Ghost: Halloween, spooky fun, silliness – and 'ghosting', disappearing without a word.
Its official Unicode name is GHOST and its CLDR short name is "ghost" (in Hungarian: "szellem"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- boo
- creature
- excited
- face
- fairy
- fairytale
- fantasy
- halloween
- haunting
- monster
In Hungarian: arc, fél, félelmetes, ijesztő, kísértet, lény, mese, szörny
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 👻 in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F47B. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- GHOST
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- szellem
- English name (CLDR)
- ghost
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · face costume
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :ghost:
Related emojis
- Pile of poo
- Clown face
- Alien
- Ogre
- Goblin
- Alien monster
- Robot
Frequently asked questions
What does the 👻 emoji mean?
Ghost: Halloween, spooky fun, silliness – and 'ghosting', disappearing without a word.
How do I type the 👻 emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "boo".
When was the 👻 emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.