🎅 Father Christmas Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Father Christmas

Short Name

:santa:

Unicode

U+1F385

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Subcategory

Person Fantasy

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

Yes

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

FATHER CHRISTMAS emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F385

Apple Style

FATHER CHRISTMAS emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F385

Google Style

FATHER CHRISTMAS emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F385

Twitter Style

FATHER CHRISTMAS emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F385

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

SoftBank style

SoftBank

KDDI style

KDDI

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🎅</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A jolly, elderly man dressed in a red suit with white fur trim, typically depicted with a white beard and a sack or bag over his shoulder. Represents Santa Claus, a central figure in Christmas celebrations, symbolizing gift-giving and the holiday spirit. Part of the 'person-fantasy' subcategory within the 'People & Body' category.

Common Uses

  • Celebrating Christmas: 'Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅'
  • Referring to Santa Claus: 'Did you leave cookies for 🎅?'
  • Joking about gift-giving: 'I hope 🎅 brings me a new phone this year!'

Example Sentences

  • The Christmas party is tonight 🎅 Don't forget your secret Santa gift!
  • Dear Santa 🎅, all I want for Christmas is peace and happiness.
  • My kids are so excited for 🎅 to come tonight!

Frequently Asked Questions