skull symbol

Poison label warning

A skull symbol represents death, danger, or mortality.

On warning labels, it indicates poison or toxic materials.

In pirate imagery, the skull and crossbones (☠) signals threat or lawlessness.

The symbol appears in contexts ranging from Halloween decorations to military insignia to edgy fashion, where it may suggest rebellion or fearlessness in the face of death.

Related

skeleton · bones · mortality · danger · danger sign · poison · warning · tattoo · gothic · macabre · memento mori · flag · toxicity · hazard · cemetery · grave · morbid · headstone

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Opposites
emotional/symbolic valence

skull symbolsmiley face

Circle with grin

heart symbol · peace sign · thumbs up · rainbow · star symbol

symbolic function (warning vs. invitation)

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Circle with grin

welcome sign · heart emoji · open sign · green light · entrance sign

life-death symbolism

skull symboltree of life

Diagram of evolutionary connections

ankh · fertility symbol · phoenix · lotus flower · green leaf

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G