What does ☠️ mean?
Skull and crossbones: poison, danger, pirates – or 'I'm dead' from laughing.
Its official Unicode name is SKULL AND CROSSBONES and its CLDR short name is "skull and crossbones" (in Hungarian: "koponya csontokkal"). It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- bone
- crossbones
- dead
- death
- face
- monster
- skull
In Hungarian: arc, csont, csontok, halál, halálfej, kalóz, koponya
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+2620 U+FE0F. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
The trailing U+FE0F (emoji variation selector) asks the system to draw a colour emoji instead of a black-and-white text symbol. It is included when you copy it from here.
Technical details
- Official name
- SKULL AND CROSSBONES
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- koponya csontokkal
- English name (CLDR)
- skull and crossbones
- Emoji version
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Group
- Smileys & Emotion · face negative
- Length
- 2 code points · 6 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :skull_and_crossbones:
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Frequently asked questions
What does the ☠️ emoji mean?
Skull and crossbones: poison, danger, pirates – or 'I'm dead' from laughing.
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 "bone".
When was the ☠️ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 1.0 (2015), 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.