skull and crossbones
skull and crossbones meaning
A skull above two crossed bones — the traditional emblem of poison, danger and piracy. It appears on hazard labels and pirate flags, and in that literal register it warns of something genuinely toxic.
Meaning
A skull above two crossed bones — the traditional emblem of poison, danger and piracy. It appears on hazard labels and pirate flags, and in that literal register it warns of something genuinely toxic. Online it also functions as a heavier cousin of the plain skull 💀, marking something as lethal or fatal in the figurative sense. It carries a formality and menace the cartoon skull does not.
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How to use it
- Do not drink that, seriously ☠️
- Pirate party this weekend ☠️
- That hot sauce is a genuine hazard ☠️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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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 en gekruiste beendere |
| አማርኛ | የራስቅል ከተጣመረ ዓፅም ጋር |
| العربية | جمجمة بعظمتين متصالبتين |
| অসমীয়া | মুৰৰ খোলা বা মুৰৰ খোলাৰ হাড় |
| azərbaycan | kəllə və sümüklər |
| башҡорт | баш һөйәге һәм һөйәктәр |
| беларуская | чэрап і косці |
| български | Череп с кръстосани кости |
| বাংলা | মাথার খুলি এবং আড়াআড়িভাবে থাকা দু‘টি হাড় |
| bosanski | lobanja i ukrštene kosti |
| català | crani amb ossos |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᎳᎭ ᎤᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᎿᏫᏓ ᏧᎪᎳ |
| čeština | lebka a zkřížené hnáty |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуҫ шӑммипе пуҫ шӑмми |
| Cymraeg | penglog ac esgyrn croes |
| Deutsch | Totenkopf mit gekreuzten Knochen |
| dolnoserbšćina | nop z pśekśicnjonyma kósćoma |
| Ελληνικά | κρανίο με κόκκαλα |
| English | skull and crossbones |
| español | calavera y huesos cruzados |
| eesti | kolp ja sääreluud |
| euskara | buru-hezurra eta hezur gurutzatuak |
| فارسی | جمجمه و استخوان صلیبی |
| suomi | pääkallo ja reisiluut |
| Filipino | bungo at crossbones |
| føroyskt | skøltur og krossleggir |
| français | tête de mort |
| Gaeilge | blaosc agus croschnámah |
| Gàidhlig | claigeann le cnàmhan |
| galego | caveira e ósos |
| ગુજરાતી | ખોપરી અને હાડકાંની ચોકડી |
| Hausa | ƙoƙon kai da haɗaɗɗun ƙashushuwa |
| עברית | סמל פיראטים |
| हिन्दी | खतरे या मौत का निशान |
| hrvatski | lubanja i prekrižene kosti |
| hornjoserbšćina | nop ze skřižowanymaj kosćomaj |
| magyar | koponya csontokkal |
| հայերեն | գանգ և խաչված ոսկորներ |
| Indonesia | tengkorak dan tulang |
| íslenska | hauskúpa og beinleggir |
| italiano | teschio con ossa incrociate |
| 日本語 | ドクロと骨 |
| Jawa | jrangkong karo balung timpuk |
| ქართული | თავის ქალა და გადაჯვარედინებული ძვლები |
| қазақ тілі | бас сүйек пен сүйектер |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | باس سۇيەك پەن سۇيەكتەر |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្បាលខ្មោចមានឆ្អឹងក្នុងមាត់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ತಲೆಬುುರುಡೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂಳೆಗಳು |
| 한국어 | 해골과 뼈다귀 |
| कोंकणी | कवटी आनी गुणाकारान दवरिल्लीं हाडां |
| кыргызча | баш сөөк жана кайчылашкан сөөктөр |
| ລາວ | ກະໂຫຼກຫົວ ແລະກະດູກກາກະບາດ |
| lietuvių | kaukolė ir sukryžiuoti kaulai |
| latviešu | miroņgalva |
| македонски | череп и вкрстени коски |
| മലയാളം | അപായം |
| монгол | гавлын яс |
| मराठी | कवटी आणि हाडे |
| Melayu | tengkorak dan tulang bersilang |
| မြန်မာ | ဦးခေါင်းခွံနှင့် အရိုးကြက်ခြေခတ်ပုံ |
| नेपाली | खोपडी र खतराको चिन्ह |
| Nederlands | doodshoofd met gekruiste beenderen |
| norsk | dødningehode |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖପୁରି ଏବଂ ଛକି ହୋଇ ରହିଥିବା ହାଡ଼ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bon Bón Pát Ọf Hẹd Wit Tuú Krọ́s Bon-dẹm |
| polski | czaszka z piszczelami |
| پښتو | کوپړۍ او اووښتي هډوکي |
| português | caveira e ossos cruzados |
| rumantsch | chavazza da mort simpla cun ossa en crusch |
| română | craniu cu oase încrucișate |
| русский | череп и кости |
| سنڌي | کوپڙي ۽ خطري جي نشاني |
| တႆး | လုပ်ႇၵွၵ်းႁူဝ် လႄႈ လုပ်ႇၶႂႆႇၶႃပေ |
| සිංහල | මිනී ඔළුව සහ හරස් ඇටකටු |
| slovenčina | lebka s prekríženými kosťami |
| slovenščina | mrtvaška glava s prekrižanima kostema |
| Soomaali | laf madaxa iyo iskutallabta |
| shqip | kafkë me kocka të kryqëzuara |
| српски | лобања са укрштеним костима |
| srpski | lobanja sa ukrštenim kostima |
| svenska | dödskalle med ben i kors |
| Kiswahili | fuvu na mifupa |
| தமிழ் | மண்டை ஓடும் குறுக்காக வைக்கப்பட்ட எலும்புத்துண்டுகளும் |
| తెలుగు | అపాయకరం |
| ไทย | กะโหลกไขว้ |
| ትግርኛ | መመሳቕሎ ኣጽምቲ ዘለዎ ሽክና ርእሲ |
| türkmen dili | kelleçanak we atanak süňk |
| lea fakatonga | ʻulupoko moe ongo hui fehauaki |
| Türkçe | kuru kafa |
| українська | череп і кістки |
| اردو | کراس شدہ ہڈیوں کے ساتھ کھوپڑی |
| o‘zbek | bosh suyagi va suyaklar |
| Tiếng Việt | đầu lâu xương chéo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ìpàkọ́ àti àwọn egun àgbélébù |
| 粵語 | 骷髏頭同交叉骨 |
| 粤语 | 骷髅头同交叉骨 |
| 中文 | 骷髅 |
| 繁體中文 | 交叉骷髏頭 |
| isiZulu | ugebhezi namathambo |
Technical details
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- U+2620 U+FE0F
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- Shortcodes
- :skull_and_crossbones:
- Category
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FAQ
- What does the skull and crossbones emoji (☠️) mean?
- A skull above two crossed bones — the traditional emblem of poison, danger and piracy. It appears on hazard labels and pirate flags, and in that literal register it warns of something genuinely toxic.
- How do you type the skull and crossbones emoji?
- Copy the skull and crossbones 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 and crossbones emoji in?
- The skull and crossbones emoji belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category.