What does ghost 👻 Mean? Copy/Paste Guide
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What does 👻 ghost Mean?
👻 is a cartoon ghost with its tongue out — spooky in theory, goofy in practice. Beyond Halloween it carries the slang sense of "ghosting": disappearing from someone's messages without explanation, as in "three great dates then 👻". It also works as self-description when you've been absent from a chat: "back from the dead 👻".
- 💡General Use: ghost
- 📱Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, X
Cultural Meaning & Social Media Tips
Snapchat's mascot, Ghostface Chillah, made this shape a brand logo for an entire generation, so on that app a ghost reads as "Snapchat" before it reads as Halloween. The ghosting sense went mainstream around 2015 when dating apps normalised silent exits, and it is now the standard shorthand in relationship advice content on TikTok. It's one of the few "scary" emojis with no aggressive reading at all, which makes it safe as a light apology for going quiet.
How 👻 Looks on Different Platforms
Emoji designs vary slightly between systems. Here is how the ghost emoji is rendered on major platforms like Apple, Google, and WhatsApp.
*Images come from open-licensed emoji sets (Twemoji CC BY 4.0, Noto Apache 2.0, OpenMoji CC BY-SA 4.0). Apple and WhatsApp sets are proprietary and cannot be hosted; the "Your Device" card shows your own OS emoji font — on iPhone/Mac that is the Apple design. Click any card to copy the emoji.
When to Use ghost?
Social Media
Just posted a new photo! 👻
Messaging
Hey, check this out 👻
Reaction
Wow, that's amazing! 👻
Status
Feeling 👻 today
How to Type ghost on Keyboard?
Windows 10/11 Shortcut
- Windows Key
- . (period)
- Type "ghost"
- Select 👻
Mac (Macbook) Shortcut
- Control + Command + Space
- Search "ghost"
- Select 👻
ghost HTML & CSS Codes
| Property | Value / Code | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode Name | ghost | |
| Unicode Code | U+1F47B | |
| HTML Entity | 👻 | |
| HTML Hex | 👻 | |
| CSS Content | \01F47B | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F47B} | |
| Shortcode (Discord, Slack, GitHub) | :ghost: | |
| Emoji Version | Emoji 0.6 | |
| Year Added | 2010 | |
| Skin Tone Support | No |
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Graphics come from open-licensed sets: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0, Twitter/X), Noto Color Emoji (Apache 2.0, Google) and OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0). Free to use with attribution.
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