Skull and crossbones Emoji

Smileys

A stark white human skull resting atop two crossed femurs. This classic emblem has long served as a universal sign for danger, poison, or lethal contents.

Usage Context

Widely used to denote something life-threatening, toxic, or strictly off-limits. In modern digital chatter, it is frequently used to express that someone is 'dying' of laughter, serving as a darker, edgier alternative to 😂 or 💀.

History

Rooted in 17th-century maritime history, the design—famously known as the Jolly Roger—was flown by pirate ships to intimidate merchant vessels. It transitioned into a standard industrial warning icon in the early 20th century to mark chemical hazards before being codified into Unicode 1.1 in 1993.

Details

Glyph

☠

Unicode

U+2620

Shortcode

:emoji_u2620:

HTML Entity

☠

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-negative

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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