Dagger emoji meaning

The dagger emoji represents a sharp blade, usually shown as a silver knife with a detailed and decorative handle. This emoji is often used in messages to symbolize danger, betrayal, or themes connected to medieval times. While it can refer to an actual weapon, it is also commonly used in a figurative sense, representing the idea of cutting through challenges or facing something difficult. The dagger emoji carries both a sense of seriousness and a touch of historical or adventurous context.

The dagger emoji was approved in Unicode 7.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052