Meaning
A human skull, often used to represent death or to express laughing uncontrollably.
Category: Smileys & Emotion
💀skull
💀 skull belongs to Smileys & Emotion. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:skull:
Keywords
bodydeaddeathfacefairyfairytalei’mlmaomonstertaleyoloskull
What does 💀 skull mean?
The skull emoji traditionally represents death, danger, or poison. However, in modern internet culture, it is frequently used to convey laughing so hard that one is "dead" or dying of laughter, similar to saying "I'm dead." Depending on context, it can also refer to Halloween, spooky themes, or general exhaustion.
Often used for
- Reacting to something extremely funny
- Discussing death, danger, or poison
- Halloween or spooky decorations
- Expressing exhaustion or feeling 'dead' from a long day
Tone: Because it can mean either literal death or extreme laughter, context is crucial to avoid seeming insensitive. Using it for humor is common, but it may be inappropriate in serious discussions about actual loss.
Illustrative message examples with 💀
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- that joke has me dead 💀
- i have three exams tomorrow i'm cooked 💀
- did you see that fall? 💀💀
- watch out for the poison symbol it's a skull 💀
- decorating the house for halloween 💀
Combos, text art & scenes with 💀
Related text art & kaomoji
🎃👻🍬🦇💀🧡
🥷💀😈🫵
💀ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི
💀⃤
⛓️💀🗿
😭💀
🦇🕷️🎃👻💀
🧟♀️🫀🧬💀
P💀💨
💀🤫
💀🔫
𖤍 💀⃤
How 💀 skull looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
💀 skull codes for developers
Every format below produces 💀 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 💀 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F480 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💀 | |
| HTML (hex) | 💀 | |
| CSS | \1F480 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F480} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDC80 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%92%80 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :skull: |
💀 in other languages
SpanishcalaveraFrenchcrâneGermanTotenkopfItalianteschioPortuguesecaveiraRussianчерепJapaneseドクロKorean해골Chinese头骨LithuaniankaukolėPolishczaszka
Source: Unicode CLDR
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