Ghost is a friendly cartoon spook used for Halloween, spooky stories and pranks. 👻 Ghost is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F47B and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does 👻 Ghost mean?
Ghost is a friendly cartoon spook used for Halloween, spooky stories and pranks. It also represents "ghosting" — vanishing from a conversation — and resembles the Snapchat logo.
The 👻 Ghost emoji belongs to the costumed & creatures group of the Smileys & Emotion category. It is commonly associated with boo, creature, excited, face and fairy. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :ghost: to insert it.
Ghost emoji codes
| Emoji | 👻 |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F47B |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 👻 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 👻 |
| CSS | \1F47B |
| JavaScript | \u{1F47B} |
| Python | \U0001F47B |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%91%BB |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 91 BB |
| Shortcode | :ghost: |
How to type 👻 on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “ghost”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “ghost”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “ghost”.
- HTML: write
👻in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Ghost keywords
- boo
- creature
- excited
- face
- fairy
- fairytale
- fantasy
- halloween
- haunting
- monster
- scary
- silly
- tale
Frequently asked questions
What does 👻 mean?
Ghost is a friendly cartoon spook used for Halloween, spooky stories and pranks. It also represents "ghosting" — vanishing from a conversation — and resembles the Snapchat logo.
How do I copy and paste the Ghost emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the 👻 emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was 👻 Ghost added to Unicode?
Ghost was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Costumed & Creatures emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.