Snowman Emoji

Travel

A classic three-tiered snowman made of packed snow, featuring a rounded head and a wider base. This icon depicts the traditional winter figure often seen in front yards or holiday-themed illustrations.

Usage Context

Used to signal cold weather, winter holidays, or a desire for snow. It is frequently sent alongside ❄️ or ⛷️ to describe weather conditions, festive moods, or plans for a trip to the mountains.

History

Part of the original set of Japanese emoji adapted for early mobile internet messaging in the late 1990s, the snowman was included in the Unicode standard to represent seasonal changes and the arrival of winter, bridging the gap between digital text and seasonal sentiment.

Details

Glyph

☃

Unicode

U+2603

Shortcode

:emoji_u2603:

HTML Entity

☃

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Travel

Subcategory sky & weather

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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