Ghost Emoji

Smileys

A cartoonish, white, sheet-like ghost with two wide, hollow eyes and an open, oval mouth. It features two stubby arms raised as if trying to scare someone or say 'boo.'

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for all things spooky, Halloween-related, or paranormal. People often use it to indicate they are feeling silly, mysterious, or to joke about 'ghosting' someone—the act of suddenly cutting off communication. It pairs well with other Halloween icons like the 🎃 jack-o'-lantern or the 💀 skull.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, this design draws heavily from the classic 'sheet ghost' trope found in Western cartoons and pop culture. It was part of the initial wave of Japanese carrier emoji sets brought into the global digital lexicon to make mobile messaging more expressive.

Details

Glyph

👻

Unicode

U+1F47B

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f47b:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC7B;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-costume

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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