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🎅 Santa Claus Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Red suit, white beard, belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly. Santa Claus is a mashup of Saint Nicholas, Dutch Sinterklaas, and a 1930s Coca-Cola ad campaign. Every December, this emoji goes absolutely nuclear in group chats worldwide.
When to Use
Use for Christmas, holiday season, gift-giving, Santa references, or spreading holiday cheer.
Example Usage
- “Ho ho ho 🎅”
- “Santa is coming to town 🎅”
- “Christmas magic 🎅”
Popular Combinations
🎅🎄
Christmas celebration
🎅🎁
Santa brings gifts
🎅🦌
Santa and his reindeer
How Santa Claus looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🎅 mean in a text message?▼
Red suit, white beard, belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly. Santa Claus is a mashup of Saint Nicholas, Dutch Sinterklaas, and a 1930s Coca-Cola ad campaign. Every December, this emoji goes absolutely nuclear in group chats worldwide. Use for Christmas, holiday season, gift-giving, Santa references, or spreading holiday cheer. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Where can I use 🎅?▼
You can use the Santa Claus emoji in any app or platform that supports Unicode emoji — including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. It also works in documents, spreadsheets, and most modern software.
How is 🎅 encoded in Unicode?▼
The Santa Claus emoji is encoded as U+1f385 in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use 🎅 and in CSS content: "\1f385". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.
What is the shortcode for 🎅?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:santa:` to insert the Santa Claus emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f385
Category
Smileys & People
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:santa:Keywords
festivalmanmalexmasfatherchristmas
When to Use 🎅 Santa Claus
Use for Christmas, holiday season, gift-giving, Santa references, or spreading holiday cheer.
- •Send 🎅 when you want to express or reference "santa claus" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🎅 in conversations about festival or man to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🎅 Santa Claus on social media posts, stories, or comments related to santa claus
- •Combine 🎅 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about festival, man, male
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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