What does 🪦 Headstone mean?
A gravestone with a rounded top. It stands for death, cemeteries, memorials and remembrance. In casual chat it is often used jokingly, as in “RIP my sleep schedule” or mourning the loss of motivation. It also suits Halloween decor and spooky aesthetics. In serious contexts, it marks mourning and remembering loved ones. It was added in Emoji 13.0.
🪦 Headstone is an emoji from the Objects category (miscellaneous objects), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about cemetery, dead, grave, graveyard, memorial and rip.
Example messages
🪦 Headstone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Headstone looks on each platform.
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Headstone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Headstone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🪦 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :headstone:.
When was the Headstone emoji added?
🪦 Headstone was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🪦 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Headstone. The underlying code (U+1FAA6) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.