
๐ skull emoji
The skull emoji ๐ 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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- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- Release year
- 2010
- Unicode sequence
- U+1F480
- Emoji version
- 0.6
What does ๐ 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 ๐'
- Expressing extreme exhaustion or frustration: 'I've been coding all night ๐'
- Used in a dark or sarcastic sense of humor: 'This exam is going to be the death of me ๐'
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Variations
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Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ 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?
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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.