Skull And Crossbones symbol
Type :skull_and_crossbones: · Marks
What ☠ is for
The poison mark. Its serious job is labelling toxic substances; its casual job is marking something as deadly, difficult or dead code. Frequently rendered as emoji.
How to type ☠
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:skull_and_crossbones: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input
source and type 2620
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2620 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:skull_and_crossbones: On the web
HTML ☠
Unicode U+2620
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