Santa claus Emoji

People

A cheerful, bearded man wearing a bright red cap with a white fur trim. His expression is typically jolly, reflecting the traditional portrayal of the legendary holiday figure associated with gift-giving.

Usage Context

Widely used throughout December to discuss holiday plans, wish others a happy Christmas, or identify festive activities. It is frequently sent alongside 🎁 to represent receiving presents or 🎄 to set the seasonal mood.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the growing push to include holiday-themed characters. The design draws from long-standing Western folklore and the 19th-century transformation of Saint Nicholas into the modern mascot of Christmas commercialism.

Details

Glyph

🎅

Unicode

U+1F385

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f385:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF85;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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