headstone Emoji
🪦 · U+1FAA6 · Emoji 13.0
What does the headstone emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Funeral and mourning contexts often involve the headstone emoji to symbolize loss and remembrance, while its literal definition refers to a stone marker or monument, typically inscribed, that is placed over a grave to commemorate the deceased, with figurative uses extending to signify the end of something, such as a relationship or era, and slang uses including humorously or ironically marking the death of an idea or a bad habit. The headstone emoji can also represent a memorial or a tribute to someone or something. In some cases, it is used to express sadness or grief. Its meaning can vary depending on the context in which it is used.
How the headstone emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms are common places where the headstone emoji is used, particularly in captions and comments related to mourning, loss, or remembrance, with a tone that is often somber or reflective, although it can also be used in a more lighthearted or humorous way, especially among younger generations or on platforms like TikTok, where it might be used to poke fun at a failed endeavor or a bad decision. The emoji's usage can also differ across various cultural and social contexts. Its incorporation into online discourse has become more prevalent since its introduction in Emoji 13.0. The headstone emoji's usage is not limited to any specific platform or demographic.
headstone emoji examples
- just saw that my favorite childhood store is closing, it's officially dead 🪦
- our diet starts tomorrow, so consider pizza night tonight the headstone 🪦 for our binge eating
How to copy the headstone emoji
To use the headstone emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1FAA6), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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headstone emoji on different platforms
How the headstone emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
headstone Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🪦 |
| Name | headstone |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1FAA6 |
| Shortcode | :headstone: |
| Emoji version | 13.0 |
| Unicode version | 13.0 |
headstone Emoji FAQ
Funeral and mourning contexts often involve the headstone emoji to symbolize loss and remembrance, while its literal definition refers to a stone marker or monument, typically inscribed, that is placed over a grave to commemorate the deceased, with figurative uses extending to signify the end of something, such as a relationship or era, and slang uses including humorously or ironically marking the death of an idea or a bad habit. The headstone emoji can also represent a memorial or a tribute to someone or something.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🪦 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1FAA6, introduced in Emoji version 13.0 (Unicode 13.0). Its shortcode is :headstone:.
People also search for the headstone emoji as cemetery, dead, grave, graveyard, memorial.