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Skull โ€” Google Noto

๐Ÿ’€ skull emoji

The skull emoji ๐Ÿ’€ depicts a human skull, representing death or the dead. It is used in contexts related to monsters, fairy tales, and dark or spooky subjects. It can also appear in conversations that use skull imagery to refer to mortality or danger.

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Unicode version
6.0
Release year
2010
Unicode sequence
U+1F480
Emoji version
0.6
Artwork
15 available designs
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What does ๐Ÿ’€ mean?

A human skull, typically depicted as a white or gray bone with eye sockets and a toothy grin. Represents death, danger, or a grim or macabre sense of humor. Part of the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically within the face-negative subcategory.

Common uses

  • Indicating death or danger: 'Watch out, that snake looks venomous ๐Ÿ’€'
  • Expressing extreme exhaustion or frustration: 'I've been coding all night ๐Ÿ’€'
  • Used in a dark or sarcastic sense of humor: 'This exam is going to be the death of me ๐Ÿ’€'

In a message

The haunted house tour was so scary, I thought I was going to die ๐Ÿ’€
After the marathon, I was literally a walking skeleton ๐Ÿ’€
When the alarm went off at 5 AM, I felt like a zombie ๐Ÿ’€

Variations

This entry has no skin-tone variations in the current catalog. Different platform designs are renderings of the same character, not separate emoji.

Platform designs

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Google Noto

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Noto Color Emoji 2.051 render

Twemoji

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CC BY 4.0

Microsoft Fluent

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MIT

Apple

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Google

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Twitter

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Facebook

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Microsoft Fluent 3D

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MIT

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Frequently asked questions

What does ๐Ÿ’€ mean?

A human skull, typically depicted as a white or gray bone with eye sockets and a toothy grin. Represents death, danger, or a grim or macabre sense of humor. Part of the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically within the face-negative subcategory.

How do I copy Skull?

Click Copy emoji, then paste it into a message or text field. Use Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on Mac.

How do I download Skull?

Select a platform design, open its preview and choose Download. The available PNG or SVG format is shown for each design.

Does Skull support skin tones?

This entry has no skin-tone variations in the current catalog. Different platform designs are renderings of the same character, not separate emoji.