bone Emoji

🦴 · U+1F9B4 · Emoji 11.0

What does the bone emoji mean?

A bone, the 🦴 emoji represents a human or animal bone and is often used literally to refer to skeletal remains or figuratively to signify death, illness, or spookiness, while also being used in slang to express being extremely tired or exhausted, as in feeling like a bare skeleton. This emoji can also represent a dog's favorite toy or treat, given the common association of bones with canine companions. In medical contexts, the 🦴 emoji may be used to discuss orthopedic health or skeletal conditions.

How the bone emoji is used

The tone can range from playful teasing about being tired to more serious discussions about health or mortality, depending on the user's intent and audience. On platforms like Twitter, the 🦴 emoji might be used in a more straightforward manner to discuss medical topics or share health-related news. Different generations and online communities may use the 🦴 emoji in distinct ways, reflecting their unique cultural references and communication styles.

bone emoji examples

How to copy the bone emoji

To use the bone emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9B4), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

Also known as

bonesdogskeletonwishbonebone emojiskeleton icon

bone emoji on different platforms

How the bone emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.

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Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

bone Emoji Details

Emoji🦴
Namebone
CategoryPeople & Body
CodepointsU+1F9B4
Shortcode:bone:
SourcesUnicode emoji list · codepoints.net
Emoji version11.0 (2018)

bone Emoji FAQ

What is the bone emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F9B4, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :bone:.

What are other names for the bone emoji?

People also search for the bone emoji as bones, dog, skeleton, wishbone.

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