Skull emoji meaning

The skull emoji is a cartoon-style depiction of a human skull. It is typically white or gray and features large, hollow eye sockets and a nasal cavity. This emoji is often associated with themes of death, danger, or anything spooky, making it a common sight in discussions about ghost stories, villains, or Halloween festivities. However, it is not always used in a serious or frightening way. Many people use it humorously to show extreme reactions, such as expressing that they are "dead" from laughter or overwhelmed by shock. In modern pop culture, it has also gained popularity in online memes, where it is used to exaggerate emotions, often in a lighthearted or ironic tone.

The skull emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026