backstab

Two blue figures embracing with one figure holding a silver dagger behind the other's back.
Used in 6 servers · Free for your Discord server

What does the backstab emoji mean?

When you're keeping secrets while holding a dagger behind your back.

This emoji depicts the classic 'backstab' trope, featuring two figures in a deceptive embrace. It is widely used in Discord servers to signal betrayal, fake friendliness, or ironic suspicion during gaming sessions or dramatic chat moments.

When to use it

  • -expressing fake kindness to a rival player
  • -signaling betrayal during a social deduction game
  • -joking about backstabbing a friend in game
  • -warning others about a suspicious server member

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the backstab image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the backstab image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the backstab image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.