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
- just found my dog's favorite bone in the backyard 🦴
- i'm so exhausted i'm basically a skeleton 🦴
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
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.



bone Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🦴 |
| Name | bone |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F9B4 |
| Shortcode | :bone: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 11.0 (2018) |
bone Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9B4, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :bone:.
People also search for the bone emoji as bones, dog, skeleton, wishbone.