The Scariest Emojis for WhatsApp, Texting & More

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Plus, scary emoticons and horror emoji combos!

Co-authored by Bailey Cho Reviewed by Candace Gasper

Last Updated: November 25, 2025 Fact Checked

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Looking for scary emojis to level up your texts or social media posts? We’ve got you covered! In this article, we’re providing the ultimate list of scary emojis, emoticons, and emoji combos to give everyone the chills. We’ll also teach you how to install Japanese-style emoticons on your iPhone.

Top Horror Emojis & Emoticons

• 😱
• 💀
• 🧛
• ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
• ✃𓄧꒷꒦
• (っ҂ཀ•)っ
• ⋆༺𓆩☠︎︎𓆪༻⋆

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Section 1 of 4:

Scary Emojis & Their Meanings

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   Drop one of these scary emojis to freak someone out. Skulls, ghosts, vampires, and bats are common options, but did you know about the creepy derelict house or axe emojis? Take a look through the scary emojis below to find one that’s truly frightening:

   • 😱 (face screaming in fear): Represents horror, fright, shock, disbelief.
   • 😨 (fearful face): Conveys fear, anguish, sadness, and upset.
   • 😦 (frowning face with open mouth): Conveys concern, sadness, or disappointment.
   • 😧(anguished face): Conveys alarm, confusion, or sadness.
   • 💀 (skull): Expresses figurative death.
   • ☠️ (skull and crossbones): Represents death or danger.
   • 🧛 (vampire): Used to talk about the undead or supernatural beings.
   • 🐦‍⬛ (black bird): May symbolize crows or ravens, which are omens of bad tidings.
   • 👻 (ghost): Represents spookiness and Halloween; may also refer to “ghosting.”
   • 👺 (goblin): Denotes evil, anger, or cruel or mischievous behavior.
   • 👹 (ogre): Represents the supernatural beast or demon.
   • 🧌 (troll): Represents the fantasy creature; may also refer to “trolling.”
   • 🧟 (zombie): Symbolizes the undead creature found in horror fiction works.
   • 🧙 (mage): Represents a person who wields magical powers from the supernatural.
   • 🩸 (drop of blood): Used to talk about bleeding or injury.
   • 🦇 (bat): Associated with Halloween, vampires, and Batman.
   • 🏚️ (derelict house): Conveys neglect or decay; used to reference haunted houses.
   • ⚰️ (coffin): Symbolizes literal and figurative death.
   • 🪓 (axe): Symbolizes chopping or splitting.
   • 🔪 (kitchen knife): Represents cutting and stabbing.
   • 🗡️ (dagger): Represents cutting and stabbing.
   • 💉 (syringe): Represents a medical syringe to draw blood.
   • 🪦 (headstone): Used to talk about death, literally and metaphorically.
   • 🕷️ (spider): Represents Halloween or mystery.
   • 🕸️ (spiderweb): Symbolizes spiders, cobwebs, Halloween, fear, or old, abandoned places.
   • 👽 (alien): Represents extraterrestrial life or outer space.
   • 🤡 (clown): Used to describe something as creepy or scary.
   • 😈 (smiling face with horns): Conveys mischief, naughtiness, or devilish behavior.
   • 🥀 (wilted flower): Used to express sad sentiments, like heartbreak.
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Scary Emoticons

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   Spruce up your texts with scary emoticons. If you want to be extra fun and expressive over text, throw out a scary emoticon (or two)! Since they’re not a normal feature across keyboards, it’s sure to surprise the other person. Here are some scary and creepy options:

   • ☠︎︎
   • 𓌏
   • ݁ᛪ༙
   • ⚠︎
   • ´ཀ`
   • ˣ෴ˣ
   • ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
   • ✘_ ✘
   • ◉‿◉
   • (ó﹏ò｡)
   • ✃𓄧꒷꒦
   • {¬ºཀ°}¬
   • 𓁹‿𓁹
   • (っ҂ཀ•)っ
   • ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽
   • .˚⊹. ࣪𓉸 ࣪⊹˚.
   • ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;) 
   • ⋆༺𓆩☠︎︎𓆪༻⋆
   • ヾ(๑╹◡╹)ﾉ🔪
   • -ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈
   • ִֶָ˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.
   • ⎛|㇏₍^. ̞.^₎ノ|⎞
   • 𒅒𒈔𒅒𒇫𒄆

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Horror Emoji Combinations

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   Create your own emoji combination using horror emojis. To come up with a super scary combo, group emojis together based on colors or themes, and experiment with different arrangements that look aesthetically pleasing to you. Here are some horror emoji combos for inspiration:

   • 🧟🧠🪦
   • 🎃🕷️🕸️
   • 💉👁️🩸
   • 🥀🪦⚰️
   • 🔮🐈‍⬛🌙
   • 🪓🧸🎀
   • 🕰️🏚️🕸️🕯
   • 🦠🪱🪰☠️
   • 🦇🥀🕯🪦
   • 🧛🩸🫗🔪
   • 🎪🎭🎟️🎠🪓
   • 🕷️🔪⛓️🖤🥀🩸
   • 🎃👻🍬🦇💀🧡
   • 🧪🚨🦠☣️🔬🧟‍♀️
   • 🖤🕷🕸🔗🦇🥀⚰️☠️🔪
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How to Get Scary Emoticons on iPhone

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1. Copy and paste the emoticon directly from your phone’s browser. If you see a scary emoticon you want to copy and paste, press and hold your screen until it highlights the emoticon you want to copy. Tap the copy button, then move to the place you want the emoticon to appear. Press down on your screen until the paste button appears, then select paste.

   • Alternatively, you can download the Japanese Kana keyboard. Launch the Settings app, then tap on “General” and then “Keyboards.” Select “Add New Keyboard…” and scroll down and select “Japanese.” Finally, click on “Kana” to get access to classic kaomojis.

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