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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 🗡️

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dagger rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

dagger rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

dagger rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

dagger rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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Afrikaansdolk
አማርኛአነስተኛ ሰይፍ
العربيةخنجر
অসমীয়াখঞ্জৰ
azərbaycanxəncər
башҡортхәнйәр
беларускаякінжал
българскикинжал
বাংলাছুরি
bosanskibodež
catalàdaga
ᏣᎳᎩᏗᎦᏘᏍᏗ
češtinadýka
чӑваш чӗлхикинчал
Cymraegdagr
DeutschDolch
dolnoserbšćinakałak
Ελληνικάστιλέτο
Englishdagger
españolpuñal
eestipistoda
euskaradaga
فارسیخنجر
suomitikari
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føroysktstutt svørð
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hornjoserbšćinamječik
magyartőr
հայերենդաշույն
Indonesiabelati
íslenskarýtingur
italianopugnale
日本語短刀
Jawapedhang endhek
ქართულიხანჯალი
қазақ тіліқанжар
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قانجار
ខ្មែរកូនកាំបិទខ្លី
ಕನ್ನಡಬಾಕು
한국어단검
कोंकणीखंजीर
кыргызчаканжар
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lietuviųdurklas
latviešuduncis
македонскикама
മലയാളംവാൾ
монголчинжаал хутга
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Melayupisau belati
မြန်မာဓားမြှောင်
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norskdolk
ଓଡ଼ିଆଛୁରା
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Naijíriá PíjinDága
polskisztylet
پښتوخنجر
portuguêsadaga
rumantschstilet
românăpumnal
русскийкинжал
سنڌيخنجر
တႆးလႅဝ်း
සිංහලකිරිච්චිය
slovenčinadýka
slovenščinabodalo
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shqipkamë
српскибодеж
srpskibodež
svenskadolk
Kiswahilisime
தமிழ்பட்டாக் கத்தி
తెలుగుబాకు
ไทยดาบสั้น
ትግርኛዳጋር
türkmen dilihanjar
lea fakatongaheletā
Türkçehançer
українськакинджал
اردوخنجر
o‘zbekxanjar
Tiếng Việtdao găm
Èdè Yorùbádágà
粵語匕首
粤语匕首
中文匕首
繁體中文匕首
isiZuluummese

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?
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What category is the dagger emoji in?
The dagger emoji belongs to the Objects category.