skull and crossbones
A skull and crossbones, typically rendered as a white skull with two crossed white bones underneath, on a black background.
There are different emoji meanings for skull and crossbones in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Strongly associated with pirates, poison, danger, warning signs, and Halloween.
- East Asian culture
- Similar associations with danger and death, but can also be used playfully in certain contexts, for example, to denote something 'cool' or 'badass' (like a rebel symbol), or in gaming for defeat/game over.
