Headstone Emoji

Objects

A grey, rectangular slab of stone standing upright, often engraved with a cross or a simple indentation to mark a burial site. It represents the final marker for a grave.

Usage Context

Used to discuss death, memorials, or funerals in a somber capacity. It also frequently pops up during the Halloween season or in gaming contexts to signal that a character has 'died' in a match, often paired with 💀 or ⚰️ to emphasize the loss.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion addressed a long-standing gap in digital communication, providing a direct way to reference mortality or cemetery settings without relying solely on skull icons.

Details

Glyph

🪦

Unicode

U+1FAA6

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faa6:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEA6;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory other-object

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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