Getting the skull emoji onto your screen is easy once you know the options. Here is every reliable method, from the one-click button on this site to the codes developers need.
The fastest way: one click
At the top of every page on this site there's a Copy Skull Emoji button. Tap it and 💀 lands on your clipboard instantly — then paste anywhere with Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (Mac). On a phone, long-press the text field and choose Paste.
Keyboard shortcuts
On Windows, press Win + . (the period key) to open the emoji panel, type “skull” and click it. On Mac, press Control + Command + Space for the emoji viewer. On iPhone and Android, switch to the emoji keyboard and search “skull”.
HTML codes
For web pages, use the decimal 💀 or the hexadecimal 💀. Both render the skull in any modern browser without needing the actual character in your source file.
Shortcodes
On Discord, Slack and GitHub, typing :skull: converts automatically into 💀. Shortcodes are the quickest route on platforms that support them.
For developers
In CSS use content: “\1F480”;. In JavaScript, the escape is \u{{1F480}}, and in Python it's \U0001F480. Every one of these values is copyable from the code panel on the homepage.
However you copy it, the character is identical everywhere — only the artwork changes between devices.
