☠Meaning and Description
This emoji is a classic representation of danger, risk, and the concept of death. Its design is simple yet striking, featuring a white skull💀 with hollow black eyes and nose, set against a pair of crossed bones.
This symbol originated from the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento on tombstones. In the 18th century, it became associated with piracy, thanks to its use on pirate flags🏴☠ to intimidate their targets. Today, it's a universal symbol for danger⚠️ and can be seen on hazardous substances to indicate poison.
In the world of emojis, ☠ carries over these traditional meanings. It is usually related to an extreme sense of danger, fear, or death. It can be used to show that something is very risky, harmful, or fatal, or that someone is very sick, injured, or dead.
Due to its similarity in appearance to 💀, ☠ is also used to express the concept of "dying of laughter," similar to the popular phrase "I'm dead" or "I'm dying," used when something is extremely funny. In the context of video games🎮️ or fantasy narratives, ☠ usually signify defeat or the concept of "game over."
This symbol originated from the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento on tombstones. In the 18th century, it became associated with piracy, thanks to its use on pirate flags🏴☠ to intimidate their targets. Today, it's a universal symbol for danger⚠️ and can be seen on hazardous substances to indicate poison.
In the world of emojis, ☠ carries over these traditional meanings. It is usually related to an extreme sense of danger, fear, or death. It can be used to show that something is very risky, harmful, or fatal, or that someone is very sick, injured, or dead.
Due to its similarity in appearance to 💀, ☠ is also used to express the concept of "dying of laughter," similar to the popular phrase "I'm dead" or "I'm dying," used when something is extremely funny. In the context of video games🎮️ or fantasy narratives, ☠ usually signify defeat or the concept of "game over."
💡Extended reading and popular science
The meaning of emoji symbol ☠ is skull and crossbones, it is related to crossbones, death, face, monster, skull, it can be found in emoji category: "😂 Smileys & Emotion" - "😠 Negative Face".
🔸 ☠ (2620) There is no Emoji version of this Unicode character, which means that on most mobile phones or computer systems, the character can only be displayed in black and white character style, but in a few good compatibility platforms, it can still display color picture style. The Unicode organization does not yet recommend its use as a universal emoji symbol.
☠ (2620) - unqualified Emoji, See also: ☠️ (2620 FE0F) - fully-qualified Emoji.
The current ☠ is a basic Emoji without variant symbols, and there are two Emoji variation sequences corresponding to it: ☠️ (emoji style, displaying colorful symbols on most new platforms) and ☠︎ (text style, displaying black and white symbols on some old platforms).☠Examples and Usage
☠Images from Various Manufacturers
☠Basic Information
Emoji: | ☠ |
Shortname: | skull and crossbones |
Codepoint: | U+2620 Copy |
Decimal: | ALT+9760 |
Unicode Version: | 1.1 (1993-06) |
Emoji Version: | None |
Categories: | 😂 Smileys & Emotion |
Sub Categories: | 😠 Negative Face |
Keywords: | crossbones | death | face | monster | skull | skull and crossbones |
Proposal: | L2/13‑207 |
👨💻Unicode Information (Advanced Usage)
☠Trend Chart
☠Popularity rating over time
Date Range: 2019-04-14 - 2024-04-14
Update Time: 2024-04-16 17:26:16 UTC ☠and in the last five years, the popularity of this emoji has shown a U-shaped rising.In 2018 and 2019, the trend of its popularity converge.
Update Time: 2024-04-16 17:26:16 UTC ☠and in the last five years, the popularity of this emoji has shown a U-shaped rising.In 2018 and 2019, the trend of its popularity converge.
☠See also
☠Relative Topic
☠Extended Content
☠More Languages
Language | Short Name & Link |
---|---|
Arabic | ☠ جمجمة بعظمتين متصالبتين |
Bulgarian | ☠ Череп с кръстосани кости |
Chinese, Simplified | ☠ 骷髅 |
Chinese, Traditional | ☠ 交叉骷髏頭 |
Croatian | ☠ lubanja i prekrižene kosti |
Czech | ☠ lebka a zkřížené hnáty |
Danish | ☠ kranium og korslagte knogler |
Dutch | ☠ doodshoofd met gekruiste beenderen |
Filipino | ☠ bungo at crossbones |
Finnish | ☠ pääkallo ja reisiluut |
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