U+2620 "☠" Skull and Crossbones Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
☠
U+2620 "☠" Skull and Crossbones is a pictographic symbol typically representing death, danger, piracy, or poison, and it is commonly associated with warning labels on toxic substances, pirate flags known as the Jolly Roger, and hazardous material signage. Originating from historical use in European mortality symbols and later adopted by maritime pirates in the 18th century, the symbol appears in digital text and emoji form across platforms. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across different operating systems and software, allowing it to convey a stark and universal message of threat or mortality.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2620 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Skull and Crossbones |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ☠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ☠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x98 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2620 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002620 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2620 |