Skull emoji 💀
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F480
What 💀 means
The keywords Unicode lists for 💀 are body, dead, death, face, fairy, fairytale, i’m, lmao, monster, tale. They show what people use it for.
Search for body or dead 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?
One of the first emoji ever: 💀 is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type 💀
Search for skull 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.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type skull in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type skull.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, 💀 is one code point (U+1F480), 4 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+1F480 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 💀 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💀 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F480"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F480} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%92%80 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 80 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 💀 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
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What does the skull emoji mean?
Unicode calls 💀 "skull" and links it with body, dead, death, face. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the angry faces subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the skull emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the skull emoji?
Search for skull in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 💀.