๐ Santa Claus is an emoji from the People & Body category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F385 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Santa Claus mean?
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Santa Claus is part of the โFantasyโ set in the People & Body emoji category. You will see it in chats and captions related to celebration, christmas, claus, fairy and fantasy. Santa Claus has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. It supports five skin tones: ๐
๐ป ๐
๐ผ ๐
๐ฝ ๐
๐พ ๐
๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :santa: to insert it.
Santa Claus skin tones & variations
Click to copy a variation:
Santa Claus emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐
|
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F385 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🎅 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🎅 |
| CSS | \1F385 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F385} |
| Python | \U0001F385 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%8E%85 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 8E 85 |
| Shortcode | :santa: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :santa_claus: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โSanta Clausโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โSanta Clausโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โclausโ.
- HTML: write
🎅in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Santa Claus keywords
- celebration
- christmas
- claus
- fairy
- fantasy
- father
- holiday
- merry
- santa
- tale
- xmas
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
๐ Santa Claus is part of the โFantasyโ set in the People & Body emoji category. You will see it in chats and captions related to celebration, christmas, claus, fairy and fantasy. Santa Claus has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. It supports five skin tones: ๐ ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฝ ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐ฟ. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :santa: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Santa Claus emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Santa Claus added to Unicode?
Santa Claus was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Does ๐ come in different skin tones?
Yes. Santa Claus supports five skin-tone modifiers based on the Fitzpatrick scale: ๐ ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฝ ๐ ๐พ ๐ ๐ฟ. Pick one from the list above to copy it.
Related Fantasy emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.