Smileys & Emotion · Negative
☠️ Skull and Crossbones
Also searched as: danger, pirate.
- Emoji
- ☠️
- Unicode
- U+2620
- Shortcode
- :skull_and_crossbones:
- HTML code
- ☠
- Approved in
- Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
What does the ☠️ emoji mean?
A skull and crossbones. It signals danger, poison or pirates.
Keywords: bone, crossbones, dead, death, face, monster, skull.
Featured in: Laughing and funny emojis.
How ☠️ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ☠️ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “skull and crossbones” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “skull and crossbones”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “skull and crossbones”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “skull and crossbones”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :skull_and_crossbones: |
☠️ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | skull and crossbones |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+2620 |
| HTML decimal | ☠ |
| HTML hex | ☠ |
| CSS | \2620 |
| JavaScript | \u{2620} |
| Shortcode | :skull_and_crossbones: |
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See Smileys & EmotionFrequently asked questions
What does the ☠️ emoji mean?
A skull and crossbones. It signals danger, poison or pirates.
How do I copy and paste the skull and crossbones emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “skull and crossbones”.
When was the ☠️ emoji released?
It was approved in Emoji 1.0, in 2015. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.