Skull literally means death, but online it means "I'm dead" from laughing โ something so funny it killed you. It is also known as the dead emoji. ๐ Skull is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F480 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Skull mean?
Skull literally means death, but online it means "I'm dead" from laughing โ something so funny it killed you. It is popular with Gen Z as an alternative to ๐.
The ๐ Skull emoji belongs to the negative group of the Smileys & Emotion category. You will see it in chats and captions related to body, dead, death, 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 :skull: to insert it.
Skull emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F480 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 💀 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 💀 |
| CSS | \1F480 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F480} |
| Python | \U0001F480 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%92%80 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 80 |
| Shortcode | :skull: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โskullโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โskullโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โskullโ.
- HTML: write
💀in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Skull keywords
- body
- dead
- death
- face
- fairy
- fairytale
- iโm
- lmao
- monster
- tale
- yolo
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
Skull literally means death, but online it means "I'm dead" from laughing โ something so funny it killed you. It is popular with Gen Z as an alternative to ๐.
What is the ๐ emoji called?
Its official Unicode name is Skull, but people also call it the dead emoji.
How do I copy and paste the Skull emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Skull added to Unicode?
Skull was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Negative emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.