ghost
ghost meaning
The ghost emoji 👻 shows a friendly white cartoon ghost with its arms out, more goofy than scary. People use it around Halloween and spooky themes, but mostly for playful, silly fun — a 'boo! ', a goofy mood, or being cute and mischievous.
Meaning
The ghost emoji 👻 shows a friendly white cartoon ghost with its arms out, more goofy than scary. People use it around Halloween and spooky themes, but mostly for playful, silly fun — a 'boo!', a goofy mood, or being cute and mischievous. It's also tied to the idea of 'ghosting' someone (disappearing without a reply). Lighthearted and quirky, 👻 is the go-to for Halloween vibes and harmless, goofy spookiness.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Ghost
How to use it
- Spooky season is here 👻
- Boo! Did I scare you 👻
- He totally ghosted me 👻
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | spook |
| አማርኛ | የሙት መንፈስ |
| العربية | شبح |
| অসমীয়া | ভূত |
| azərbaycan | ruh |
| башҡорт | өрәк |
| беларуская | прывід |
| български | призрак |
| বাংলা | ভূত |
| bosanski | duh |
| català | fantasma |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏥᏍᎩᎵ |
| čeština | duch |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | мӗлке |
| Cymraeg | ysbryd |
| Deutsch | Gespenst |
| dolnoserbšćina | tšašydło |
| Ελληνικά | φάντασμα |
| English | ghost |
| español | fantasma |
| eesti | kummitus |
| euskara | mamua |
| فارسی | روح |
| suomi | kummitus |
| Filipino | multo |
| føroyskt | gálvandi spøkilsi |
| français | fantôme |
| Gaeilge | taibhse |
| Gàidhlig | taibhse |
| galego | pantasma |
| ગુજરાતી | ભૂત |
| Hausa | fatalwa |
| עברית | רוח רפאים |
| हिन्दी | भूत |
| hrvatski | duh |
| hornjoserbšćina | duch |
| magyar | szellem |
| հայերեն | ուրվական |
| Indonesia | hantu |
| íslenska | draugur |
| italiano | fantasma |
| 日本語 | お化け |
| Jawa | pocongan |
| ქართული | მოჩვენება |
| қазақ тілі | елес |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەلەس |
| ខ្មែរ | ខ្មោច |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ದೆವ್ವ |
| 한국어 | 유령 |
| कोंकणी | भूत |
| кыргызча | арбак |
| ລາວ | ຜີ |
| lietuvių | vaiduoklis |
| latviešu | spoks |
| македонски | дух |
| മലയാളം | ഭൂതം |
| монгол | сүнс |
| मराठी | भूत |
| Melayu | hantu |
| မြန်မာ | တစ္ဆေ |
| नेपाली | भूत |
| Nederlands | spook |
| norsk | spøkelse |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଭୂତ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਭੂਤ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Gost |
| polski | duch |
| پښتو | شيشکه |
| português | fantasma |
| rumantsch | spiert |
| română | fantomă |
| русский | привидение |
| سنڌي | ڀوت |
| တႆး | ၽဵတ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | හොල්මන |
| slovenčina | duch |
| slovenščina | duh |
| Soomaali | reer-aakhiraad |
| shqip | fantazmë |
| српски | дух |
| srpski | duh |
| svenska | spöke |
| Kiswahili | pepo |
| தமிழ் | பேய் |
| తెలుగు | భూతం |
| ไทย | ผี |
| ትግርኛ | መንፈስ |
| türkmen dili | arwah |
| lea fakatonga | fakapūloa |
| Türkçe | hayalet |
| українська | привид |
| اردو | بھوت |
| o‘zbek | arvoh |
| Tiếng Việt | ma |
| Èdè Yorùbá | òkú |
| 粵語 | 鬼 |
| 粤语 | 鬼 |
| 中文 | 鬼 |
| 繁體中文 | 鬼 |
| isiZulu | isipoki |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F47B
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :ghost:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the ghost emoji (👻) mean?
- The ghost emoji 👻 shows a friendly white cartoon ghost with its arms out, more goofy than scary. People use it around Halloween and spooky themes, but mostly for playful, silly fun — a 'boo! ', a goofy mood, or being cute and mischievous.
- How do you type the ghost emoji?
- Copy the ghost 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 ghost emoji in?
- The ghost emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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