Skull Emoji

Smileys

A realistic, white human skull facing forward, typically featuring hollow eye sockets and a nasal cavity. It is an unmistakable depiction of a bare cranium stripped of flesh.

Usage Context

Used to denote death, danger, or poison, though it has evolved into common internet slang for laughing uncontrollably, often appearing when something is 'dead funny.' It frequently appears in conversations alongside ⚰️ for morbid humor or 😂 to emphasize hysterical laughter.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the skull was initially a standard caution indicator for hazardous materials or lethal toxins. Over the last decade, it shifted from a literal representation of mortality to a staple of digital sarcasm and meme culture.

Details

Glyph

💀

Unicode

U+1F480

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f480:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC80;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-negative

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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