dagger
dagger meaning
A dagger or short blade. It stands for weapons, threat and betrayal — the knife in the back is one of the oldest images there is. It appears in fantasy, gaming and dramatic contexts, and it carries a distinctly theatrical air.
Meaning
A dagger or short blade. It stands for weapons, threat and betrayal — the knife in the back is one of the oldest images there is. It appears in fantasy, gaming and dramatic contexts, and it carries a distinctly theatrical air. It is also the typographic "dagger" symbol used to mark footnotes, which almost nobody remembers.
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How to use it
- Stabbed in the back, metaphorically 🗡️
- Rogue class, obviously 🗡️
- It is also a footnote symbol, oddly 🗡️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | dolk |
| አማርኛ | አነስተኛ ሰይፍ |
| العربية | خنجر |
| অসমীয়া | খঞ্জৰ |
| azərbaycan | xəncər |
| башҡорт | хәнйәр |
| беларуская | кінжал |
| български | кинжал |
| বাংলা | ছুরি |
| bosanski | bodež |
| català | daga |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏗ |
| čeština | dýka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кинчал |
| Cymraeg | dagr |
| Deutsch | Dolch |
| dolnoserbšćina | kałak |
| Ελληνικά | στιλέτο |
| English | dagger |
| español | puñal |
| eesti | pistoda |
| euskara | daga |
| فارسی | خنجر |
| suomi | tikari |
| Filipino | patalim |
| føroyskt | stutt svørð |
| français | dague |
| Gaeilge | miodóg |
| Gàidhlig | biodag |
| galego | daga |
| ગુજરાતી | કટાર |
| Hausa | wuƙar ƙugu |
| עברית | פגיון |
| हिन्दी | कटार |
| hrvatski | bodež |
| hornjoserbšćina | mječik |
| magyar | tőr |
| հայերեն | դաշույն |
| Indonesia | belati |
| íslenska | rýtingur |
| italiano | pugnale |
| 日本語 | 短刀 |
| Jawa | pedhang endhek |
| ქართული | ხანჯალი |
| қазақ тілі | қанжар |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قانجار |
| ខ្មែរ | កូនកាំបិទខ្លី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬಾಕು |
| 한국어 | 단검 |
| कोंकणी | खंजीर |
| кыргызча | канжар |
| ລາວ | ດາບສັ້ນ |
| lietuvių | durklas |
| latviešu | duncis |
| македонски | кама |
| മലയാളം | വാൾ |
| монгол | чинжаал хутга |
| मराठी | खंजीर |
| Melayu | pisau belati |
| မြန်မာ | ဓားမြှောင် |
| नेपाली | ड्यागर |
| Nederlands | dolk |
| norsk | dolk |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଛୁରା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਟਾਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Dága |
| polski | sztylet |
| پښتو | خنجر |
| português | adaga |
| rumantsch | stilet |
| română | pumnal |
| русский | кинжал |
| سنڌي | خنجر |
| တႆး | လႅဝ်း |
| සිංහල | කිරිච්චිය |
| slovenčina | dýka |
| slovenščina | bodalo |
| Soomaali | toorey |
| shqip | kamë |
| српски | бодеж |
| srpski | bodež |
| svenska | dolk |
| Kiswahili | sime |
| தமிழ் | பட்டாக் கத்தி |
| తెలుగు | బాకు |
| ไทย | ดาบสั้น |
| ትግርኛ | ዳጋር |
| türkmen dili | hanjar |
| lea fakatonga | heletā |
| Türkçe | hançer |
| українська | кинджал |
| اردو | خنجر |
| o‘zbek | xanjar |
| Tiếng Việt | dao găm |
| Èdè Yorùbá | dágà |
| 粵語 | 匕首 |
| 粤语 | 匕首 |
| 中文 | 匕首 |
| 繁體中文 | 匕首 |
| isiZulu | ummese |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F5E1 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :dagger:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the dagger emoji (🗡️) mean?
- A dagger or short blade. It stands for weapons, threat and betrayal — the knife in the back is one of the oldest images there is. It appears in fantasy, gaming and dramatic contexts, and it carries a distinctly theatrical air.
- How do you type the dagger emoji?
- Copy the dagger emoji 🗡️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the dagger emoji in?
- The dagger emoji belongs to the Objects category.