What does ๐ Skull mean?
A human skull can literally stand for death, danger or Halloween. In everyday chat, however, its main job is slang for โIโm deadโ, meaning something is so funny it figuratively killed you. Many younger users prefer it to ๐ for big laughs. It also reacts to deeply embarrassing or cringey moments. Outside of serious contexts, the tone is almost always humorous.
๐ Skull is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (angry & negative faces), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about body, dead, death, face, fairy and fairytale.
Example messages
๐ Skull on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Skull looks on each platform.
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Skull emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Skull emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :skull:.
When was the Skull emoji added?
๐ Skull was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Skull. The underlying code (U+1F480) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.