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<p>A whitish-gray, cartoon-styled human skull with large, black eye sockets. Commonly expresses figurative death, e.g., <i>dying</i> from extreme laughter, frustration, or affection.</p>

<p>Popular around <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/skull-and-crossbones/">☠️&nbsp;Skull and Crossbones</a>, though their applications may overlap.</p>

<p>Available as an Apple&nbsp;<a href="/animoji/">Animoji</a>.</p>

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Skull

<p>A <a href="/skull-and-crossbones/" title="☠ Skull and Crossbones">skull and crossbones</a>&nbsp;displayed on a black flag, used on pirate ships, also known as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger">Jolly Roger</a>.</p>

Pirate Flag

<p>Boo! A white, cartoon ghost making a silly face. Its tongue is stuck out and arms are outstretched, as if trying to scare someone in a friendly way. Several platforms feature one larger, bulging eye, while others show the ghost winking.</p>

<p>Resembles a classic ghost costume for <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>. May also be used to convey something or someone is fun or goofy. Thanks to its raised arms, some use this&nbsp;emoji as a way of expressing an excited&nbsp;<em>Yay!</em></p>

<p>May also be used to refer to the slang term &quot;ghosting&quot;, where a&nbsp;personal relationship is ended&nbsp;suddenly without explanation by one person withdrawing from all communication with another.</p>

<p>Samsung&#39;s design <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.0/ghost/">previously depicted</a> this as a smiley in a ghost costume.</p>

Ghost

<p>A cartoon human <a href="/skull/">skull</a> atop an X-shaped pair of <a href="/bone/">bones</a>, as on a <a href="/pirate-flag/">pirate flag</a> or poison symbol. Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.0/skull-and-crossbones/">previously displayed</a>&nbsp;a skull and crossbones on a yellow triangle, indicating a hazardous material.</p>

<p>May represent various ideas of death or danger, e.g., <i>dying</i> from laughter or <i>killing it</i> with great skill. May also represent various pirate characters or mascots.</p>

<p>Popular around <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>. Not to be confused with <a href="/skull/">💀&nbsp;Skull</a>, though their applications may overlap.</p>

Skull and Crossbones

<p>A yellow smiley face melting into a puddle.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The eyes and mouth slip down the face, yet still maintain a distorted smile. This quality lends this emoji to sarcasm.</p>

<p>Can be used literally to talk about extreme heat. Can also be used metaphorically to talk about embarrassment, shame, a slowly sinking sense of dread, or feeling overwhelmed in some way.</p>

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Melting Face

<p>A yellow face with an open mouth wailing and streams of heavy tears flowing from closed eyes. May convey inconsolable grief&nbsp;but also other intense feelings, such as uncontrollable laughter, pride or overwhelming joy.</p>

<p>In March 2021,&nbsp;😭&nbsp;Loudly Crying Face became&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/loudly-crying-becomes-top-tier-emoji/">the most popular emoji on Twitter</a>. It held this position until January 2022, when&nbsp;<a href="/face-with-tears-of-joy/">😂 Face with Tears of Joy</a> <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/tears-of-joy-just-about-returns-as-twitters-top-emoji/">returned as the top emoji on the platform</a>.</p>

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Loudly Crying Face

<p>A yellow face with a big&nbsp;grin, uplifted eyebrows, and smiling eyes, each shedding a tear from laughing so hard. Widely used to show something is funny or pleasing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Named the Oxford Dictionaries 2015 <a href="https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2015/">Word of the Year</a>, and the most used emoji on all platforms <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/loudly-crying-becomes-top-tier-emoji/">from 2011-2021</a>. Briefly <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/loudly-crying-becomes-top-tier-emoji/">overtaken</a> as the top emoji on <a href="/twitter/">Twitter</a> in 2021 by&nbsp;<a href="/loudly-crying-face/">😭 Loudly Crying Face</a>, though as of January 2022 it has <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/tears-of-joy-just-about-returns-as-twitters-top-emoji/">reclaimed its top position on the platform</a>.</p>

<p>See also:&nbsp;<a href="/rolling-on-the-floor-laughing/">🤣&nbsp;Rolling on the Floor Laughing</a>&nbsp;which expresses more intense laughter;&nbsp;or cat&nbsp;variant:&nbsp;<a href="/cat-with-tears-of-joy/">😹&nbsp;Cat Face With Tears of Joy</a>.</p>

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Face with Tears of Joy

<p>A yellow face with a big grin and scrunched, X-shaped eyes, tilted on its side as if rolling on the floor laughing (the internet acronym <em>ROFL</em>). Sheds&nbsp;two tears and tilts right on most platforms. Often conveys hysterical laughter&nbsp;more intense than <a href="/face-with-tears-of-joy/">😂 Face With Tears of Joy</a>.</p>

<p>Microsoft&#39;s design <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/rolling-on-the-floor-laughing/">previously featured</a> a smiley with hands and feet.&nbsp;</p>

Rolling on the Floor Laughing

<p>A vampire shown wearing a dark cape, and with pointed fangs. This emoji supports skin tones, and variations that are <a href="/woman-vampire/">female</a> or <a href="/man-vampire/">male</a>.</p>

<p>May be used to call someone an &quot;energy vampire&quot;, i.e. a person whose actions leave others exhausted or drained of energy</p>

Vampire

<p>Has the same grin and eyes as&nbsp;<a href="/grinning-face-with-smiling-eyes/">😄 Grinning Face With Smiling Eyes</a>&nbsp;but with a single, blue bead of sweat, usually over its left eye. Intended to depict nerves or discomfort but commonly used to express a close call, as if saying <em>Whew!</em> and wiping sweat from the forehead.&nbsp;</p>

Smiling Face with Open Mouth and Cold Sweat

<p>A heart shaded completely black. May be used to express morbidity, sorrow, or a form of dark humor, but despite the color remains <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/what-every-heart-emoji-really-means/">most commonly used for love and affection</a>.</p>

Black Heart

<p>A classic smiley, turned upside down. Implemented as a flipped version of&nbsp;<a href="/slightly-smiling-face/">🙂 Slightly Smiling Face</a>&nbsp;on most platforms.</p>

<p>Commonly used to convey&nbsp;irony, sarcasm, joking, or a sense of goofiness or silliness.&nbsp;Its intent can be&nbsp;similar to the bemused <i>Oh well! </i>of<i> </i><a href="/person-shrugging/">🤷<i>&nbsp;</i>Person Shrugging</a> or the <i>shruggie</i> emoticon, &macr;\_(ツ)_/&macr;.</p>

<p>Microsoft&#39;s design <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-anniversary-update/upside-down-face/">previously featured</a> a full-toothed grin.</p>

Upside-Down Face

<p>Two parallel lengths of silver chain. Occasionally used as an icon before a <a href="/link/">hyperlink</a> or for metaphorical connections or chains, e.g., slang&nbsp;<i>off the chains</i>.</p>

<p>Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/chains/">previously featured</a> stylized, white chains in a blue square, as a sign or icon for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_chains">snow chains</a> for winter driving.</p>

<p>Not to be confused with&nbsp;<a href="/link/">🔗 Link</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/paperclip/">📎 Paperclip</a>, <a href="/linked-paperclips/">🖇️ Linked Paperclips</a>, or <a href="/safety-pin/">🧷 Safety Pin</a>.</p>

Chains

<p>An orange pumpkin carved into the shape of a face and commonly known as a <em>Jack-o&rsquo;-lantern</em>. See also <a href="/halloween/" title="🎃 Halloween">Halloween</a>.</p>

Jack-O-Lantern

<p>A&nbsp;reanimated human, often found in works of horror fiction. May have a <a href="/woman-zombie/">female</a> or <a href="/man-zombie/">male</a> appearance.</p>

<p>May be used to refer to someone who appears listless, apathetic, or unresponsive to their surroundings.</p>

<p>May also be used to refer to a person who attempts to resume communications after previously <a href="/ghost">ghosting</a>&nbsp;out of a conversation.</p>

Zombie

<p>An ancient scroll, unrolled to reveal text on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus">papyrus</a> or parchment paper. May be used to represent the study of history or official documents, such as a diploma.</p>

<p>Many platforms indicate text with dark lines. WhatsApp&rsquo;s design includes wooden rollers. Apple&rsquo;s design features an easter egg, script of text from its 1997&ndash;2002 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Different"><i>Crazy Ones/Think Different</i></a> ad campaign:</p>

<p>&hellip;<em>rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They&#39;re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can&#39;t do is ignore</em>&hellip;</p>

Scroll

<p>A green troll, usually shown holding a club.</p>

<p>May be used to refer to the fantasy creature. May also be used to refer to an internet troll or the act of trolling.</p>

<p>Apple&rsquo;s troll holds a scepter instead of a club. Microsoft, Twitter, and WhatsApp&#39;s designs&nbsp;show only the bust of a troll instead of the&nbsp;full-bodied creature.<br />
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Troll

<p>A headstone or tombstone, used to mark graves. Appearance varies from platform to platform, with different shapes and inscriptions.</p>

<p>Used to talk about death &mdash; literally, metaphorically, and metaphysically.</p>

<p>Often paired with other death-related emoji like <a href="/coffin/">⚰️ Coffin</a> and <a href="/skull-and-crossbones/">☠️ Skull and Crossbones</a>.</p>

Headstone

<p>A red drop of blood.&nbsp;May be used to talk about bleeding, injury,&nbsp;blood donation, or&nbsp;menstruation.</p>

Drop of Blood

<p>A traditional coffin, as used to bury the dead. Depicted at various angles as a closed, six-sided, wooden coffin, tapered at the head and foot with golden handles.</p>

<p>Commonly used for various content concerning literal and figurative death. May also be used for various content concerning funerals, horror, and <a href="/halloween/">Halloween</a>.</p>

<p>Apple and Microsoft&rsquo;s designs place flowers on their lids.</p>

Coffin

<p>A single length of metal chain that has had one of its links forcefully broken apart. Usually displayed with emphasis marks around the fracture point.</p>

<p>Can be used to discuss freedom and liberty, as well as various types of malfunction.</p>

Broken Chain

<p>A love&nbsp;heart, broken in two. This emoji represents the aching one feels when they are missing the&nbsp;person they love.</p>

Broken Heart

<p>A person who wields magical powers derived from supernatural or occult sources.</p>

Mage

<p>A phoenix, a mythical immortal&nbsp;bird with flame-like feathers found in the folklore of many global cultures. Often used to symbolize renewal or rebirth.</p>

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Phoenix

<p>A reanimated human woman, often found in works of horror fiction.</p>

Woman Zombie

<p>A female vampire shown wearing a dark cape, and with pointed fangs.&nbsp;</p>

Woman Vampire

<p>A reanimated human man, often found in works of horror fiction.</p>

Man Zombie

<p>A human brain, shown in pink on most platforms. Used to indicate thinking or the human mind.</p>

<p>On platforms such as TikTok an alternative&nbsp;meaning of this emoji is to represent &#39;giving head&#39; (<a href="/nsfw/">NSFW meanings</a>).</p>

Brain

<p>A man who wields magical powers derived from supernatural or occult sources.</p>

<p>May also be referred to as a wizard, warlock, or&nbsp;sorcerer.</p>

Man Mage

<p>A woman who wields magical powers derived from supernatural or occult sources. May also be referred to as a witch, enchantress, or&nbsp;sorceress.</p>

Woman Mage

<p>A male vampire shown wearing a dark cape, and with pointed fangs.&nbsp;</p>

Man Vampire

<p>A yellow face with X&rsquo;s&nbsp;for eyes and a round, open mouth. Often depicted with raised or furrowed eyebrows. Facebook&rsquo;s design features a purple forehead. Previously displayed with spiral eyes on <a href="/google/android-8.0/dizzy-face/">some</a> <a href="/microsoft/windows-10-may-2019-update/dizzy-face/">platforms</a>.</p>

<p>May convey a heightened or hyperbolic sense of such feelings as&nbsp;shock, surprise, disbelief, awe, and&nbsp;amazement, as if staggered to the point of disorientation (i.e., <a href="/dizzy/">dizzy</a>). May also represent <a href="/face-with-thermometer/">sickness</a>, <a href="/nauseated-face/">nausea</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/woozy-face/">intoxication</a>, and <a href="/skull/">death</a>, e.g., slang <i>I&rsquo;m dead!</i></p>

<p>Not to be confused with <a href="/astonished-face/">😲&nbsp;Astonished Face</a>, which previously featured X-shaped eyes <a href="/apple/ios-8.3/astonished-face/">on</a> <a href="/twitter/twemoji-1.0/astonished-face/">several</a> <a href="/facebook/1.0/astonished-face/">platforms</a>, nor&nbsp;<a href="/face-with-spiral-eyes/">😵&zwj;💫 Face with Spiral Eyes</a>&nbsp;which consistently displays spiral eyes on all platforms.</p>

<p>Unlike other vendors,&nbsp;Huawei&#39;s design features a&nbsp;<a href="/dizzy">💫 Dizzy</a> symbol atop this emoji&#39;s head.</p>

Dizzy Face

<p>A <a href="/battery/">battery</a> with a minimal amount of power remaining, indicated by the color red. Used to show low power or energy and the need to be plugged in or recharged.</p>

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<p>Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.</p>

<p>Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.</p>

<p>Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.</p>

<p>Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.</p>

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