Click any Halloween symbol to copy it, from ๐ป and ๐ to flat text symbols like โ ๏ธ โฐ๏ธ โพ. Scroll down for spooky kaomoji and Happy Halloween borders you can paste in one piece.
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (โ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for โghostโ.
In Microsoft Word, type 1F47B and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + โ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for โghostโ.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings โบ General โบ Keyboard โบ Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings โบ Dictionary โบ Personal dictionary).
HTML and CSS
Unicode U+1F47B. Every format is on the ghost page.
Halloween, on October 31, began as All Hallows' Eve, the evening before All Saints' Day. Many of its symbols come from older harvest and folk customs. The carved jack-o'-lantern ๐ started as a turnip lantern in Ireland and Scotland before people in North America switched to pumpkins, while ghosts ๐ป and skulls ๐ echo the old belief that the dead came close to the living on this night.
Other symbols come from spooky stories and creatures of the night. Bats ๐ฆ, spiders ๐ท๏ธ and owls ๐ฆ belong to the dark, black cats ๐โโฌ๏ธ and broomsticks ๐งน come from witch folklore, and candy ๐ฌ ๐ญ stands for trick-or-treating.
Spooky symbols that stay plain text
Emoji are great for posts and texts, but some games and older systems strip them or show empty boxes. For usernames, game tags and minimalist bios, try flat characters instead: the skull and crossbones โ ๏ธ, the black skull ๐ฑ, the coffin โฐ๏ธ, the funeral urn โฑ๏ธ and the moons โพ โฝ. In text style they take the color of the letters around them.
On iPhone and Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Halloween", "ghost" or "pumpkin". On Windows, press Windows + . to open the emoji panel, and on a Mac press Control + Command + Space. Text symbols like โ ๏ธ and โฐ๏ธ are easiest to copy straight from this page.
The ghost ๐ป, jack-o'-lantern ๐, bat ๐ฆ, skull ๐, spider ๐ท๏ธ and spider web ๐ธ๏ธ, often paired with candy ๐ฌ and a full moon ๐.
Why is Halloween on October 31?
Halloween is short for All Hallows' Eve, the evening before All Saints' Day on November 1. It also lines up with older end-of-harvest festivals such as the Celtic Samhain.
Can I use Halloween symbols in my username?
Usually, yes. Flat symbols like โ ๏ธ โฐ๏ธ โพ are the safest choice, because some games and older systems do not display color emoji.