Santa claus: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A cheerful, bearded Santa Claus wearing a traditional red hat with white trim, rendered here with a medium skin tone. His expression is bright and festive, capturing the classic image of the legendary gift-bringer.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for December holiday messaging, countdowns to Christmas, or general winter cheer. It is frequently sent alongside symbols like 🎄, 🎁, or ❄️ to set a festive mood or acknowledge the holiday season.

History

Santa Claus was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial emoji wave. The ability to modify his skin tone was introduced in 2015 as part of the Unicode 8.0 update, allowing for a more inclusive representation of the character across global cultures.

Details

Glyph

🎅🏽

Unicode

U+1F385 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f385_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF85;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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