Halloween emoji: the full spooky list
Fifty spooky emoji for October, grouped by faces, creatures, scenes and treats, with the combos people actually send.
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Faces and reactions
The Halloween emoji people send most are the ones that already mean โscaredโ or โevilโ the rest of the year. ๐ jack-o-lantern is the season itself; ๐ป ghost does double duty for Halloween and for ghosting; ๐ skull is the โIโm deadโ laugh eleven months a year and a genuine skull in October.
- ๐ ๐ค ๐งก is the standard Halloween colour trio for captions and usernames.
- ๐ฑ ๐ป for a scary film night; ๐ ๐ for a party you intend to misbehave at.
- ๐คก reads as a costume in October and as self-mockery the rest of the year; context decides.
Creatures and costumes
๐ง vampire, ๐ง zombie and ๐ง mage each have man and woman versions and skin tones; open Details on any of them to copy a specific variant. ๐โโฌ black cat is a sequence (cat plus a black square), so it splits into two characters on very old software. ๐ฆ bat and ๐ท๏ธ spider have their own guides.
Scenes, weather and objects
For a haunted-house caption: ๐๏ธ ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ธ๏ธ. For a sรฉance: ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๏ธ ๐ป. For fake gore, ๐ฉธ and ๐ฆด are the tamest choices; ๐ก๏ธ and ๐ช can trip content filters on some platforms, so keep them for costume photos.
Trick or treat
๐ฌ candy is the generic sweet; ๐ญ lollipop and ๐ซ chocolate bar cover the haul. ๐ apple is for bobbing and for the caramel kind. There is no popcorn-bucket or candy-corn emoji, however often people search for one.
Ready-made Halloween combos
- ๐๐ป๐ธ๏ธ classic three for a caption
- ๐ง๐ฉธ๐ vampire night
- ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ง ๐งโโ๏ธ zombie couple costume
- ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐โโฌ witch aesthetic
- ๐๐ฌ๐ญ trick or treat
- โฐ๏ธ๐๐ชฆ graveyard
- ๐๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฉ๏ธ haunted house
- ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฌ horror film night (๐ช is a kitchen knife, the closest to a slasher prop)
Open any of them in the combo studio to change the order or add your own. For the rest of autumn, see the pumpkin, turkey and leaf guides.
Scary emoji for Halloween
A few emojis do the work of a whole costume: ๐ฑ face screaming in fear, ๐น ogre, and ๐ง zombie are the ones to reach for when the message needs to be properly unsettling.
- ๐ฑ Face screaming in fear โ for jump scares and horror films
- ๐น Ogre โ for monsters and folklore
- ๐ง Zombie โ for the undead and general shambling
- ๐ Skull โ for bones and mortality
- โ ๏ธ Skull and crossbones โ for poison and danger
Chat examples
Real messages with ๐, and a reply that fits.
party at mine on the 31st ๐๐ป
costume ideas? ๐ง
the neighbours went ALL out this year ๐๏ธ๐ธ๏ธ๐ฆ
photos please
trick or treat haul ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ
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Questions people ask
What is the Halloween emoji?
There is no single one, but ๐ jack-o-lantern is the emoji most people mean. It was added in 2010 and every platform draws it as a carved orange pumpkin.
Is there a witch emoji?
Yes: ๐ง mage, with ๐งโโ๏ธ woman mage and ๐งโโ๏ธ man mage. Unicode calls it a mage rather than a witch so it covers wizards too.
Is there a candy corn emoji?
No. The closest are ๐ฌ candy and ๐ญ lollipop. Candy corn has been proposed to Unicode more than once but has not been accepted.
Which Halloween emoji are new?
None in Emoji 17.0 or 18.0 are Halloween-specific, though ๐ซ hairy creature (Emoji 17.0) works for a Bigfoot costume. See new emoji for the full list.
What is a creepy emoji meme?
A creepy emoji meme uses an emoji like ๐น, ๐คก or ๐ฑ in a way that feels unsettling. The clown face is a common choice because it can look both playful and unnerving.
Are there cute Halloween emojis?
Yes, the season has a softer side: ๐, ๐ป and ๐ฆ are often used for cute Halloween posts. Adding โจ or ๐ makes a caption feel cosy rather than scary. ๐โโฌ black cat with a ๐งก heart is a common cute combo.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Facts were checked against the sources listed above. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
