death's head

Macabre skull emblem

A death's head is a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.

The image appears on poison labels, pirate flags, and military insignia.

The death's head hawkmoth has skull-like markings on its thorax.

A death's head grinned from the bottle's label.

symbolism

skull

Head's bone casing

poison · warning · toxic · hazard · danger · gothic · tattoo · biker · memento mori · mortality

moth

hawkmoth

Large hovering lepidopteran

nocturnal · caterpillar · pupa · thorax · honey · squeaking · Silence of the Lambs · mimicry · chitin · antennae

military

panzer

German armored fighting vehicle

emblem · regiment · cavalry · squadron · battalion · uniform · armored · brigade · trooper · lancer

ominous

foreboding

Fearful anticipation of harm

grim · haunting · chilling · dreadful · macabre · ghastly · morbid · portent · baleful · spectral

Categories
Opposites
vitality/life status

death's headsmiling face

human face · cherub · portrait · rosy cheeks · baby face

symbolic meaning

death's headtree of life

Diagram of evolutionary connections

smiley face · happy face · ankh · phoenix · dove

emotional register

death's headcherub

Winged heavenly being

angel face · happy face · smiley · sunburst · guardian angel

Family

death, deaths, dead, deadly, deadliness, deaden, deadened, died, dies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG