Meaning & Description
The ☠ Skull and Crossbones Emoji, represented by the Unicode character U+2620, is a well-known symbol that is often used to signify danger, warning, poison, or death. It is distinct from the 💀 Skull Emoji in that it specifically incorporates crossbones, enhancing its association with danger and toxicity. The ☠ Skull And Crossbones Emoji appeared in Unicode Version 1.1 in 1993 with the Unicode name “Skull And Crossbones” and was officially included in Emoji Version 1.0 in 2015. Here’s some information about this emoji:
Appearance: The Skull and Crossbones emoji typically features a white or off-white human skull, similar to the 💀 Skull Emoji, but with two crossed bones below the skull. This creates an image that is instantly recognizable and associated with poison, toxicity, and peril.
Usage: The primary use of the Skull and Crossbones emoji is to warn or signify danger, particularly when related to hazardous substances, materials, or situations. It’s a common symbol used on labels and signs to indicate the presence of poisons or toxic materials. In a broader sense, it can be used to represent anything that is extremely dangerous or life-threatening.
Variations: The appearance of the Skull and Crossbones emoji remains fairly consistent across different platforms and devices, as it is a widely recognized and standardized symbol. It features a skull with crossed bones beneath it, typically in a frontal view.
Meaning: The primary meaning of the Skull and Crossbones emoji is to indicate danger, poison, or the presence of toxic substances. It serves as a clear and universally recognized warning symbol.
Examples of Use:
- “Do not touch the chemicals without protective gear. ☠”
- “Warning: This area is contaminated with hazardous materials. ☠”
- “The situation is extremely dangerous; proceed with caution. ☠💣”
Related Emojis: The Skull and Crossbones emoji can be used in conjunction with other emojis or symbols to convey specific warnings or contexts. For instance, it might be used alongside 💣 Bomb to emphasize the threat of explosives.
In summary, the ☠ Skull and Crossbones Emoji (U+2620) is a widely recognized symbol used to indicate danger, poison, toxicity, and life-threatening situations in digital communication. It is commonly associated with warning labels and signs and serves as a clear and unmistakable cautionary symbol.
☠☠ Skull And Crossbones Emoji Information
| Emoji CLDR Short Name | skull and crossbones |
| Shortcode | :skull_crossbones: |
| Windows ALT Code | ALT 9760 |
| Windows ALT X Code | 2620 ALT X |
| Other Keywords | crossbones | death | face | monster | skull | skull and crossbones |
| Emoji Group | Smileys & Emotion |
| Emoji Subgroup | face-negative |
| Introduced in Unicode Version (and Release Year) | 1.1 (1993) |
| Introduced in Emoji Version (and Release Year) | 1.0 (2015) |
| Unicode Character Name | Skull And Crossbones |
| Unicode Code Point(s) | U+2620 |
| Unicode Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Unicode Block Subheading | Warning signs |
| Other Unicode Character Description Or Alias | Poison |
Emoji Appearance on Different Devices & Platforms
Emoji Codes for Developers
| Hexadecimal Code | 2620 |
| Decimal Code | 9760 |
| HTML Entity HEX | ☠ |
| HTML Entity DEC | ☠ |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%98%A0 |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | \xE2\x98\xA0 |
| Punycode | xn--h4h |
| PHP, Ruby | \u{2620} |
| Java, JavaScript, JSON | \u2620 |
| C, C++, Python | \u2620 |
| Perl | \x{2620} |
| CSS | \02620 |
☠ Skull And Crossbones Emoji Name in Other Languages
| Arabic Short Name | جمجمة بعظمتين متصالبتين |
| Arabic Keywords | جسد | جمجمة | جمجمة بعظمتين متصالبتين | شبح | كروس | وفاة |
| Bengali Short Name | মাথার খুলি এবং আড়াআড়িভাবে থাকা দু‘টি হাড় |
| Bengali Keywords | আড়াআড়িভাবে থাকা দু‘টি হাড় | খুলি | দানব | মাথার খুলি এবং আড়াআড়িভাবে থাকা দু‘টি হাড় | মুখ | মৃত্যু | শরীর |
| Bulgarian Short Name | Череп с кръстосани кости |
| Bulgarian Keywords | кръстосани кости | лице | смърт | череп | Череп с кръстосани кости |
| Catalan Short Name | crani amb ossos |
| Catalan Keywords | calavera | cara | crani | crani amb ossos | monstre | ossos |
| Chinese Short Name | 骷髅 |
| Chinese Keywords | 头骨 | 妖怪 | 死亡 | 脸 | 骨头 | 骷髅 |
| Croatian Short Name | lubanja i prekrižene kosti |
| Croatian Keywords | čudovište | kosti | lice | lubanja | lubanja i prekrižene kosti | smrt |
| Czech Short Name | lebka a zkřížené hnáty |
| Czech Keywords | lebka | lebka a zkřížené hnáty | příšera | smajlík | smrt | tělo | tvář | výraz | zkřížené hnáty |
| Danish Short Name | kranium og korslagte knogler |
| Danish Keywords | død | korslagte knogler | kranie | kranium | kranium og korslagte knogler | monster |
| Dutch Short Name | doodshoofd met gekruiste beenderen |
| Dutch Keywords | dood | doodshoofd | doodshoofd met gekruiste beenderen | gekruiste beenderen | gezicht | monster |
| Estonian Short Name | kolp ja sääreluud |
| Estonian Keywords | keha | koletis | kolp | kolp ja sääreluud | kondid | luud | nägu | pealuu | surm |
| Filipino Short Name | bungo at crossbones |
| Filipino Keywords | bungo | bungo at crossbones | buto | kamatayan | lason | mukha | pirata |
| Finnish Short Name | pääkallo ja reisiluut |
| Finnish Keywords | hirviö | kuolema | naama | pääkallo | pääkallo ja reisiluut | reisiluut | ruumis |
| French Short Name | tête de mort |
| French Keywords | crâne | mort | os | tête | tête de mort |
| German Short Name | Totenkopf mit gekreuzten Knochen |
| German Keywords | Gesicht | Piratenflagge | Tod | tot | Totenkopf | Totenkopf mit gekreuzten Knochen |
| Greek Short Name | κρανίο με κόκκαλα |
| Greek Keywords | θάνατος | κρανίο με κόκκαλα | νεκροκεφαλή | οστά χιαστί | πρόσωπο | σώμα | τέρας |
| Hebrew Short Name | סמל פיראטים |
| Hebrew Keywords | גולגולת | מוות | מסוכן | מפחיד | סמל פיראטים |
| Hindi Short Name | खतरे या मौत का निशान |
| Hindi Keywords | खतरे या मौत का निशान | खोपड़ी |
| Hungarian Short Name | koponya csontokkal |
| Hungarian Keywords | arc | csont | csontok | halál | koponya | koponya csontokkal |
| Indonesian Short Name | tengkorak dan tulang |
| Indonesian Keywords | kematian | monster | tengkorak | tengkorak dan tulang | tulang | wajah |
| Italian Short Name | teschio con ossa incrociate |
| Italian Keywords | letale | morte | pericolo | teschio | teschio con ossa incrociate |
| Japanese Short Name | ドクロと骨 |
| Japanese Keywords | スカル | ドクロ | ドクロと骨 | 顔 | 骸骨 |
| Korean Short Name | 해골과 뼈다귀 |
| Korean Keywords | 뼈다귀 | 해골 | 해골과 뼈다귀 |
| Latvian Short Name | miroņgalva |
| Latvian Keywords | galva | galvaskauss | jautrais Rodžers | kauli | miroņgalva | nāve |
| Lithuanian Short Name | kaukolė ir sukryžiuoti kaulai |
| Lithuanian Keywords | kaukolė | kaukolė ir sukryžiuoti kaulai | mirtis | monstras | sukryžiuoti kaulai | veidas |
| Malay Short Name | tengkorak dan tulang bersilang |
| Malay Keywords | badan | kematian | muka | raksasa | tengkorak | tengkorak dan tulang bersilang | tulang bersilang |
| Marathi Short Name | कवटी आणि हाडे |
| Marathi Keywords | कवटी | कवटी आणि विरूद्ध ठेवलेली हाडे | कवटी आणि हाडे | चेहरा | मृत्यू | राक्षस | विरूद्ध ठेवलेली हाडे |
| Norwegian Short Name | dødningehode |
| Norwegian Keywords | bein | død | dødningehode | fjes | hodeskalle | monster |
| Polish Short Name | czaszka z piszczelami |
| Polish Keywords | czaszka z piszczelami | duch | kościotrup | piraci | piszczele | potwór | śmierć | szkielet | trupia czaszka |
| Portuguese Short Name | caveira e ossos cruzados |
| Portuguese Keywords | caveira | caveira e ossos cruzados | morte | ossos cruzados | pirata |
| Romanian Short Name | craniu cu oase încrucișate |
| Romanian Keywords | craniu | craniu cu oase încrucișate | față | moarte | monstru | oase încrucișate |
| Russian Short Name | череп и кости |
| Russian Keywords | кости | опасность | смерть | череп | череп и кости |
| Serbian Cyrillic Short Name | лобања са укрштеним костима |
| Serbian Cyrillic Keywords | кoсти | лице | лобaњa | лобања са укрштеним костима | смрт | тeлo | чудoвиштe |
| Serbian Latin Short Name | lobanja sa ukrštenim kostima |
| Serbian Latin Keywords | čudovište | kosti | lice | lobanja | lobanja sa ukrštenim kostima | smrt | telo |
| Slovak Short Name | lebka s prekríženými kosťami |
| Slovak Keywords | lebka | lebka s prekríženými kosťami | skrížené hnáty | smrť | tvár |
| Slovenian Short Name | mrtvaška glava s prekrižanima kostema |
| Slovenian Keywords | lobanja | mrtvaška glava s prekrižanima kostema | obraz | pošast | prekrižane kosti | smrt | telo |
| Spanish Short Name | calavera y huesos cruzados |
| Spanish Keywords | calavera | calavera y huesos cruzados | cara | huesos | muerte |
| Swedish Short Name | dödskalle med ben i kors |
| Swedish Keywords | dödskalle | dödskalle med ben i kors | pirater |
| Tamil Short Name | மண்டை ஓடும் குறுக்காக வைக்கப்பட்ட எலும்புத்துண்டுகளும் |
| Tamil Keywords | அபாயம் | மண்டை ஓடு | மண்டை ஓடும் எலும்புகளும் | மண்டை ஓடும் குறுக்காக வைக்கப்பட்ட எலும்புத்துண்டுகளும் | மரணம் | மாந்திரீகம் |
| Telugu Short Name | అపాయకరం |
| Telugu Keywords | అపాయకరం | పుర్రె | వ్యత్యస్త ఎముకలు |
| Thai Short Name | กะโหลกไขว้ |
| Thai Keywords | กะโหลก | กะโหลกไขว้ | ความตาย | ปิศาจ | อันตราย |
| Turkish Short Name | kuru kafa |
| Turkish Keywords | canavar | kemik | kuru kafa | ölüm | tehlike | yüz |
| Ukrainian Short Name | череп і кістки |
| Ukrainian Keywords | монстр | обличчя | перехрещені кістки | смерть | тіло | череп і кістки |
| Urdu Short Name | کراس شدہ ہڈیوں کے ساتھ کھوپڑی |
| Urdu Keywords | کراس | کراس شدہ ہڈیوں کے ساتھ کھوپڑی | کھوپڑی | موت | ہڈیاں |
| Vietnamese Short Name | đầu lâu xương chéo |
| Vietnamese Keywords | cái chết | đầu lâu | đầu lâu xương chéo | mặt | quái vật | xương chéo |
