skull
skull meaning
The skull emoji 💀 literally depicts a human skull, but among younger users it overwhelmingly means 'I'm dead' — that is, dying of laughter. Saying you're 'dead' about something funny is slang for laughing uncontrollably, and 💀 became the shorthand for it, largely replacing 😂 in Gen Z chats.
Meaning
The skull emoji 💀 literally depicts a human skull, but among younger users it overwhelmingly means 'I'm dead' — that is, dying of laughter. Saying you're 'dead' about something funny is slang for laughing uncontrollably, and 💀 became the shorthand for it, largely replacing 😂 in Gen Z chats. It can also signal secondhand embarrassment, disbelief, or a darkly humorous 'I can't even'. Beyond the joke, it keeps its literal senses of death, danger, and Halloween or spooky themes.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Skull
How to use it
- The caption on this is sending me 💀
- He really said that out loud 💀
- I'm never living this down 💀
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 | kopbeen |
| አማርኛ | የራስ ቅል ዓፅም |
| العربية | جمجمة |
| অসমীয়া | মুৰৰ খোলা |
| azərbaycan | kəllə |
| башҡорт | баш һөйәге |
| беларуская | чэрап |
| български | череп |
| বাংলা | খুলি |
| bosanski | lobanja |
| català | crani |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᎳᎭ ᎤᏍᎦ |
| čeština | lebka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуҫ купташки |
| Cymraeg | penglog |
| Deutsch | Totenkopf |
| dolnoserbšćina | nop |
| Ελληνικά | κρανίο |
| English | skull |
| español | calavera |
| eesti | kolp |
| euskara | buru-hezurra |
| فارسی | جمجمه |
| suomi | pääkallo |
| Filipino | bungo |
| føroyskt | skøltur |
| français | crâne |
| Gaeilge | blaosc |
| Gàidhlig | claigeann |
| galego | caveira |
| ગુજરાતી | ખોપરી |
| Hausa | ƙoƙon kai |
| עברית | גולגולת |
| हिन्दी | खोपड़ी |
| hrvatski | lubanja |
| hornjoserbšćina | nop |
| magyar | koponya |
| հայերեն | գանգ |
| Indonesia | tengkorak |
| íslenska | hauskúpa |
| italiano | teschio |
| 日本語 | ドクロ |
| Jawa | jrangkong |
| ქართული | თავის ქალა |
| қазақ тілі | бас сүйек |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | باس سۇيەك |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្បាលខ្មោច |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ತಲೆಬುರುಡೆ |
| 한국어 | 해골 |
| कोंकणी | कवटी |
| кыргызча | баш сөөк |
| ລາວ | ກະໂຫຼກຫົວ |
| lietuvių | kaukolė |
| latviešu | galvaskauss |
| македонски | череп |
| മലയാളം | തലയോട്ടി |
| монгол | гавал |
| मराठी | कवटी |
| Melayu | tengkorak |
| မြန်မာ | ဦးခေါင်းခွံ |
| नेपाली | खोपडी |
| Nederlands | schedel |
| norsk | hodeskalle |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖପୁରି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਖੋਪੜੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bon Bón Pát Ọf Hẹd |
| polski | czaszka |
| پښتو | کوپړۍ |
| português | caveira |
| rumantsch | chavazza da mort |
| română | craniu |
| русский | череп |
| سنڌي | کوپڙي |
| တႆး | လုပ်ႇၵွၵ်းႁူဝ် |
| සිංහල | මිනී ඔළුව |
| slovenčina | lebka |
| slovenščina | mrtvaška glava |
| Soomaali | laf madaxa |
| shqip | kafkë |
| српски | лобања |
| srpski | lobanja |
| svenska | dödskalle |
| Kiswahili | fuvu |
| தமிழ் | மண்டை ஓடு |
| తెలుగు | పుర్రె |
| ไทย | หัวกระโหลก |
| ትግርኛ | ሽክና ርእሲ |
| türkmen dili | kelleçanak |
| lea fakatonga | ʻulupoko |
| Türkçe | kafatası |
| українська | череп |
| اردو | کھوپڑی |
| o‘zbek | bosh suyagi |
| Tiếng Việt | đầu lâu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ipakọ |
| 粵語 | 骷髏頭 |
| 粤语 | 骷髅头 |
| 中文 | 头骨 |
| 繁體中文 | 骷髏頭 |
| isiZulu | ugebhezi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F480
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :skull:
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion
FAQ
- What does the skull emoji (💀) mean?
- The skull emoji 💀 literally depicts a human skull, but among younger users it overwhelmingly means 'I'm dead' — that is, dying of laughter. Saying you're 'dead' about something funny is slang for laughing uncontrollably, and 💀 became the shorthand for it, largely replacing 😂 in Gen Z chats.
- How do you type the skull emoji?
- Copy the skull 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 skull emoji in?
- The skull emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.
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