👻 "ghost" emoji (copy and paste)
ghost
A white, cartoon ghost making a silly face.
Meaning of the ghost Emoji
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. Resembles a classic ghost costume for Halloween. May also be used to convey something or someone is fun or goofy. Thanks to its raised arms, some use this emoji as a way of expressing an excited Yay! May also be used to refer to the slang term "ghosting", where a personal relationship is ended suddenly without explanation by one person withdrawing from all communication with another.
Usage Examples
- Boo!
- Use with caution.
- May also be used to convey something or someone is fun or goofy.
- Thanks to its raised arms, some use this emoji as a way of expressing an excited Yay!
- May also be used to refer to the slang term "ghosting".
Alternative Names
Boo
Related Word Associations
Halloween, ghosting, Animoji
Appearance in OpenMoji
Download the OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0) version of the 👻 ghost emoji for cross-platform use:
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Unicode Data
- Code Point(s):
- U+1F47B
- Version:
- Emoji E0.6
Developer Codes
| Available as an Apple Animoji. | |
| Samsung's design previously depicted this as a smiley in a ghost costume. | |
| This emoji predates the inclusion of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by Softbank in 1999. | |
| Ghost was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. | |
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