skull Emoji
💀 · U+1F480 · Emoji 0.6
What does the skull emoji mean?
The skull emoji 💀 is internet shorthand for "I'm dead" from laughing, meaning something is hilarious. It can also signal danger or a spooky, edgy mood.
How to copy the skull emoji
To use the skull 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+1F480), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
skull emoji on different platforms
How the skull 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.
skull Emoji Details
| Emoji | 💀 |
| Name | skull |
| Category | Smileys & Emotion |
| Codepoints | U+1F480 |
| Shortcode | :skull: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
skull Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F480, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :skull:.
People also search for the skull emoji as body, dead, death, face, fairy.