bone
About this emoji
The bone emoji is part of the People & Body category (body-parts) since Unicode 11.0. It is associated with: bone, bones, dog, skeleton.
The bone emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the body-parts subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 11.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦴 bone emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with bone, bones, dog, skeleton.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦴 |
| Name | bone |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | body-parts |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9B4 |
| Shortcode alias | :bone: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :bone: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “bone” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.