Kill icon

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When a player dies in Team Fortress 2, the event is logged briefly in the upper right-hand corner of the screen (occasionally referred to as the kill panel), displaying from left to right the name of the player (and, if applicable, an assisting player) responsible for the kill, an icon that reflects the nature of the death and then the name of the player who died. The icon is informally referred to as the kill icon and is a useful method for players to quickly see who died and how. If the death was the result of critical damage, then the icon has a red glowing effect behind it. Additionally, all event logs involving the player are tinted pale yellow (in comparison to the normal brown) and remain on-screen for a longer period of time, in order to assist the player in keeping track of their events.

Most weapons have unique kill icons, but there are some that refer to multiple weapons.

Weapons

These icons are used when one player inflicts a death upon another using an equipped weapon, be it a stock weapon or otherwise.

Kill Icon	Weapon(s) Assigned
Scout
	Bat
	Boston Basher
	Candy Cane
	Holy Mackerel
	Force-A-Nature
	Sandman
	Sandman (ball)
	Scattergun
	Shortstop
	Sun on a Stick
	Home Run (Sandman Taunt kill)
Soldier
	Black Box
	Direct Hit
	Equalizer
	Rocket Launcher
	Shovel
	Kamikaze (Equalizer Taunt kill)
	Kamikaze (Equalizer Taunt kill; Lumbricus Lid equipped)
Pyro
	Axtinguisher
	Backburner
	Back Scratcher
	Deflected arrow
	Deflected arrow headshot
	Deflected flaming arrow
	Deflected flaming arrow headshot
	Deflected flare
	Deflected grenade
	Deflected sticky
	Deflected rocket
	Deflected Sandman ball
	Degreaser
	Fire Axe
	Flare Gun
	Flamethrower
	Homewrecker
	Powerjack
	Sharpened Volcano Fragment
	Hadouken (Shotgun & Flare Gun Taunt kill)
Demoman
	Bottle
	Chargin' Targe
	Claidheamh Mòr
	Eyelander
	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
	Grenade Launcher
	Loch-n-Load
	Scotsman's Skullcutter
	Stickybomb Launcher
	Scottish Resistance
	Ullapool Caber (Explosion)
	Ullapool Caber
	Decapitation (Eyelander Taunt kill)
Heavy
	Brass Beast
	Fists
	Fists of Steel
File:Killicon g.r.u..png	G.R.U.
	Iron Curtain
	K.G.B.
	Minigun
	Natascha
	Warrior's Spirit
	Showdown (Fists Taunt kill)
Engineer
	Frontier Justice
	Golden Wrench
	Gunslinger
	Gunslinger (Triple Punch)
	Jag
	Combat Mini-Sentry Gun
	Level 1 Sentry Gun
	Level 2 Sentry Gun
	Level 3 Sentry Gun
	Southern Hospitality
	Building haul destruction
	Wrangler
	Wrench
	Dischord (Frontier Justice Taunt kill)
	Organ Grinder (Gunslinger Taunt kill)
Medic
	Amputator
	Blutsauger
	Bonesaw
	Crusader's Crossbow
	Syringe Gun
	Vita-Saw
	Übersaw
	Spinal Tap (Übersaw Taunt kill)
Sniper
	Bushwacka
	Huntsman
	Huntsman (headshot)
	Flaming Huntsman
	Flaming Huntsman (afterburn)
	Kukri
	Sniper Rifle
	Sniper Rifle (headshot)
	Sydney Sleeper
	Submachine Gun
	Tribalman's Shiv
	Skewer (Huntsman Taunt kill)
Spy
	Ambassador
	Ambassador headshot
	Knife backstab
	Your Eternal Reward backstab
	Big Kill
	Electro Sapper
	L'Étranger
	Knife
	Revolver
	Your Eternal Reward
	Fencing (Knife & Your Eternal Reward Taunt kill)
Multiple Classes
	Boston Basher Bleed
	Southern Hospitality Bleed
	Tribalman's Shiv Bleed
	Critical (Added behind kill icon)
	Frying Pan (Soldier, Demoman)
	Lugermorph (Scout, Engineer)
	Pain Train (Demoman, Soldier)
	Pistol (Scout, Engineer)
	Shotgun (Soldier, Pyro, Heavy, Engineer)

Environmental Kills

These icons are typically used when a player dies either from an environmental hazard, or causes their own death with their weapon or other means.

Kill Icon	Related Death
	Being finished off/Suicide
	Fall damage
	Telefrag
	Pumpkin bombs
	Saw blades
	Trains

Unused

There are several unused kill icons that can be found in the game files. Some of these icons are included for custom use by the community, others appear to have been replaced by the currently used kill icons or possibly had their accompanying concept scrapped.

Name	Icon	Potential Use
Ambassador Headshot		Two unused headshot icons for the Spy's Ambassador. The first was used in-game from the Sniper vs. Spy Update to the Engineer Update, but was changed to the Sniper Rifle headshot icon for unknown reasons. The second icon was included in the game files, but never used in-game.
Flaming Arrow Headshot		Kill icon added with the Engineer Update for scoring a kill with a flaming arrow headshot. Currently unused
Deflected Arrow Headshot		Scoring a headshot with a deflected arrow. Currently unused.
Deflected Flaming Arrow		Scoring a kill with a deflected flaming arrow. Currently unused.
Deflected Flaming Arrow Headshot		Scoring a headshot with a deflected flaming arrow. Currently unused.
Deflected Sandman ball	File:Killicon deflected sandman ball.png	Scoring a kill with a deflected ball. Currently unused.
Level 1 Sentry Gun		This icon has no clear use. It appears similar to the standard Level 1 Sentry kill icon with one clear difference: the Sentry appears to have some kind of laser attached to the top. At first glance it appears to be related to the Wrangler; however, the icon was present within the game files long before the Engineer Update was released.
Spinal Tap		This kill icon was intended to be for the Medic's Spinal Tap tauntkill, and was added in the Engineer Update, but it is currently unused.
Environmental kills: fire and explosion		These two kill icons were introduced for custom use by community developers. The first appears as a skull and crossbones surrounded by flames and the second as an explosion. Their use in custom maps and mods could extend to lava or intense heat, or explosives such as bombs or mines.