Skull and crossbones (disambiguation)

Skull and crossbones is a symbol of a human skull with two long bones crossed below it. It is used in several contexts:

• Skull and crossbones (symbol), as a symbol of death and especially as a memento mori on tombstones, a warning symbol of poisonous substances and danger
• Skull and crossbones (military), in variations used by several military forces
• Skull and crossbones (fraternities and sports), used also by sororities and secret societies
• Skull and crossbones (Spanish cemetery) "campo santo", used to mark the entrances to cemeteries
• Unicode represents the symbol "☠" in its Miscellaneous Symbols block.
• Skull and crossbones are sometimes shown on a crucifix, referring to Golgotha or Adam's skull.

See also

• Jolly Roger, the name of various (black/pirate) flags often including skull and crossbones
• Totenkopf, German for the "skull & crossbones" symbol
• Death's head (disambiguation)
• Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut
• Skull & Bones (album) by the rap group Cypress Hill
• Crossbones (disambiguation)
• Bucranium, an ancient symbol of the skull of an ox
• Skull & Bones, a power metal band from Argentina
• Skull n Bones, a song by Zomboy, released on his album The Outbreak