☠️ Skull and crossbones | Skull and crossbones emoji

The skull and crossbones emoji, whose Unicode name is “skull and crossbones”, is part of the Smileys & Emotion group. It is closely tied to crossed bones, skull and goblin, which is what people usually have in mind when they search for it. Its positivity score is 14 out of 100, which places it in the Negative range.

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1. Skull and crossbones emoji attributes

Symbol: ☠️
Name: Skull and crossbones
English name: skull and crossbones
Unicode code point: U+2620-FE0F
HTML entity: &#x2620-FE0F;
Decimal: ☠
Category: Smileys & Emotion›Angry Faces
Keywords: crossed bones, skull, goblin, monster, crossbones
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2. Skull and crossbones emoji meaning

Within Smileys & Emotion, the skull and crossbones emoji belongs to the Angry Faces subgroup, which gathers 8 related symbols. People reach for it when the topic is crossed bones, skull and goblin. Used alone it is a reaction; used with text it becomes part of the message.

In everyday chat, the skull and crossbones (☠️) usually appears alongside words about crossed bones, skull and goblin. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Skull and crossbones emoji sentiment

Negative

14 / 100

Scored 14 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Negative range. Readers take it as a warning sign rather than as decoration.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Skull and crossbones emoji examples

1Sending good vibes your way ☠️
2Mood for the rest of the week ☠️
3This is exactly how today went ☠️

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