Skull And Crossbones symbol
Type :skull_and_crossbones_symbol: · Marks
Unicode name Skull And Crossbones · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
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_symbol: 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_symbol: :skull_and_crossbones: On the web
HTML ☠
Unicode U+2620
JavaScript '\u{2620}'
CSS "\2620"
Python '\u2620'
URL %E2%98%A0
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