Skull and crossbones emoji ☠️
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+2620 U+FE0F
What ☠️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ☠️ are bone, crossbones, dead, death, face, monster, skull. They show what people use it for.
Search for bone or crossbones on your emoji keyboard and ☠️ is among the results.
You will find ☠️ among the angry faces (8 emoji), part of smileys & emotion with 172 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 😤 😡 😠 🤬.
Will ☠️ show on my friend's phone?
☠️ has been around since Emoji 1.0 (2015), so it is safe to send to anyone.
How to type ☠️
Search for skull and crossbones in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☠️.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type skull and crossbones.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type skull and crossbones in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type skull and crossbones.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ☠️ is 2 code points (U+2620 U+FE0F), 6 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2620 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ☠️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ☠️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2620 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2620\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%98%A0%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 A0 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ☠️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | skull and crossbones |
| Português | caveira e ossos cruzados |
| Español | calavera y huesos cruzados |
| Italiano | teschio con ossa incrociate |
| Français | tête de mort |
| Deutsch | Totenkopf mit gekreuzten Knochen |
| Türkçe | kuru kafa |
| Bahasa Indonesia | tengkorak dan tulang |
| Polski | czaszka z piszczelami |
| Русский | череп и кости |
| 日本語 | ドクロと骨 |
| 한국어 | 해골과 뼈다귀 |
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All smileys & emotion emoji →Questions people ask
What does the skull and crossbones emoji mean?
Unicode calls ☠️ "skull and crossbones" and links it with bone, crossbones, dead, death. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the angry faces subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the skull and crossbones emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the skull and crossbones emoji?
Search for skull and crossbones in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ☠️.