Official Meaning & Overview
Represents danger, death, or dark humor. Used as a warning, about poison, or playful threat.
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- •Danger
- •Strong warning
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Composite emoji sequence formed by multiple Unicode codepoints (ZWJ / Variation Selector / Regional Indicators)
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U+2620 U+FE0F2620-FE0F:skull_and_crossbones:Developer Codes
:skull_and_crossbones:☠️☠️\2620\FE0F\u{2620}\u{FE0F}\u2620\uFE0F%E2%98%A0%EF%B8%8FQuick Reference FAQ
What does the ☠️ Skull and Crossbones emoji mean?
Represents danger, death, or dark humor. Used as a warning, about poison, or playful threat.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ☠️ Skull and Crossbones?
The Unicode codepoint for ☠️ is U+2620 U+FE0F, its HTML hex entity is ☠️, and its shortcode is :skull_and_crossbones:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ☠️ Skull and Crossbones emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "해골과 뼈다귀", 日本語 "ドクロと骨", 简体中文 "骷髅和交叉骨", 繁體中文 "骷髏頭和交叉骨", Español "Cráneo y huesos cruzados".