Ghost Emoji
Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.
What does Ghost ๐ป mean?
Used around Halloween, for spooky themes, or to say someone 'ghosted' โ disappeared from a conversation without explanation.
It's filed under the Smileys & Emotion category, specifically the Costumed & Creatures subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. Because tone doesn't always come through in text, it's often paired with a short phrase when the context isn't obvious. It's frequently used near emojis like Pile Of Poo and Clown Face, which cover similar ground.
๐ก Interesting fact: The Unicode ghost emoji predates most Halloween-specific emoji by several years.
How to use Ghost ๐ป in a sentence
- Happy Halloween ๐ป
- He just ghosted the group chat ๐ป
- This house is definitely haunted ๐ป
Ghost ๐ป in other languages
French
fantรดme
Mandarin
้ฌผ
German
Gespenst
Hindi
เคญเฅเคค
Japanese
ใๅใ
Korean
์ ๋ น
Portuguese
fantasma
Spanish
fantasma
Russian
ะฟัะธะฒะธะดะตะฝะธะต
Arabic
ุดุจุญ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Ghost ๐ป emoji mean?
Used around Halloween, for spooky themes, or to say someone 'ghosted' โ disappeared from a conversation without explanation.
How do people use the Ghost ๐ป emoji in texting?
A common way it shows up in messages: "Happy Halloween ๐ป" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.
Can I download the Ghost ๐ป emoji as an image?
Yes โ this page has buttons to download Ghost as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.
Is there anything notable about the history of the Ghost ๐ป emoji?
The Unicode ghost emoji predates most Halloween-specific emoji by several years.
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Cross-platform view of Ghost ๐ป
The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Ghost looks across the most common platforms.
Combinations with Ghost ๐ป
Combinations are emojis placed together to convey a message without words.
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