# 🎅 Santa Claus emoji

🎅 Santa Claus is an emoji in the fantasy people set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: celebration, Christmas, fairy, fantasy, father and holiday.

- Emoji: 🎅
- Unicode name: Santa Claus
- Code points: U+1F385
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :santa:
- Keywords: celebration, Christmas, claus, fairy, fantasy, father, holiday, merry, santa, tale, xmas
- Page: https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-emoji

## What it means

Portrays Santa Claus in his red suit and hat, with a white beard. Reach for it when sending Christmas and holiday greetings, talking about gifts and countdowns, or joking about being naughty or nice.

## Skin tones

- 🎅🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FB
- 🎅🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FC
- 🎅🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FD
- 🎅🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FE
- 🎅🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FF

## How to type 🎅

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “Santa Claus”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “Santa Claus”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “Santa Claus”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “Santa Claus”.
- GitHub: Type :santa: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | Papá Noel | celebración, claus, cuento, fantasía, feliz, fiestas, Navidad, padre, Papá Noel, santa |
| Français (fr) | père Noël | bonnet, fêtes, magie, noël, Noël, père, Santa Claus, tradition |
| Deutsch (de) | Weihnachtsmann | Weihnachten, Weihnachtsmann |
| Italiano (it) | Babbo Natale | Babbo Natale, cappello, fest, festa, Natale, Santa Claus, uomo |
| Português (pt) | Papai Noel | comemoração, festas, natal, noel, papai |
| Nederlands (nl) | kerstman | fantasie, feestdag, kerst, kerstman, Kerstmis, viering, vrolijk |
| Svenska (sv) | jultomte | högtid, jul, jultomte, tomten |
| Polski (pl) | Święty Mikołaj | boże narodzenie, głowa, gwiazdor, legenda, mężczyzna, mikołaj, praca, święta, święty mikołaj, zawód |
| Türkçe (tr) | Noel Baba | insan, kutlama, noel, noel baba, Noel Baba, santa claus |
| Русский (ru) | Санта-Клаус | дед мороз, дедушка мороз, клаус, новый год, рождество, санта, санта-клаус |
| Українська (uk) | Санта Клаус | дід, дід Мороз, казка, Новий рік, різдво, Різдво, Санта Клаус, Святий Миколай, святкування |
| Ελληνικά (el) | Άι Βασίλης | Άγιος, Άι Βασίλης, γιορτή, παραμύθι, πατέρας, φαντασία, Χριστούγεννα |
| العربية (ar) | بابا نويل | بابا نويل, حدوتة, خرافة, سانتا, سانتا كلوز, عيد, عيد الميلاد, قصة |
| עברית (he) | סנטה קלאוס | חג המולד, כריסמס, מתנות, סנטה, סנטה קלאוס |
| فارسی (fa) | بابا نوئل | بابا نوئل, پدر, جشن, جن و پری, سانتا, فانتزی, کریسمس |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सैंटा क्लॉज़ | क्रिसमस, परी कथा, फ़ादर क्रिसमस, समारोह, सांता, सांता क्लाज, सैंटा क्लॉज़ |
| বাংলা (bn) | সান্তা ক্লজ | উদযাপন করা, কল্পনা, ক্রিসমাস, বাবা, রূপকথা, সান্তা ক্লজ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | Sinterklas | ayah, bapak, dongeng, fantasi, laki-laki, mitos, natal, perayaan, pria, santa, sinterklas, Sinterklas |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | Ông già Noel | cha, claus, Giáng sinh, lễ kỷ niệm, Ông già Noel, Ông già Noen, santa |
| ไทย (th) | ซานต้า | คริสต์มาส, ซานต้า, ซานตาคลอส |
| 日本語 (ja) | サンタ | クリスマス, サンタ, サンタクロース, 顔 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 산타클로스 | 산타, 산타 할아버지, 산타클로스, 아버지, 크리스마스, 클로스 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 圣诞老人 | 圣诞, 圣诞老人, 圣诞节, 节日 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聖誕老人 | 爸爸, 聖誕, 聖誕老人, 聖誕老公公 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Kersvader
- Akan (ak): Santa Klauso
- Albanian (sq): babagjyshi i krishtlindjes
- Amharic (am): አባባ ገና
- Armenian (hy): Սանտա Կլաուս
- Assamese (as): চাণ্টা ক্ল’জ
- Azerbaijani (az): Santa Klaus
- Bashkir (ba): Ҡыш бабай
- Basque (eu): aita noel
- Belarusian (be): Санта Клаус
- Bosnian (bs): djed mraz
- Breton (br): Tad Nedeleg
- Bulgarian (bg): дядо коледа
- Burmese (my): ဆန်တာ ကလော့စ်
- Cantonese (yue): 聖誕老人
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 圣诞老人
- Catalan (ca): pare Noel
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏠᎦᎴᏓ
- Chuvash (cv): Сант-Клаус
- Croatian (hr): Djed Božićnjak
- Czech (cs): Santa Claus
- Danish (da): julemand
- Estonian (et): jõuluvana
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pai natal
- Faroese (fo): jólamaðurin
- Filipino (fil): santa claus
- Finnish (fi): joulupukki
- Galician (gl): Papá Noel
- Georgian (ka): სანტა კლაუსი
- Gujarati (gu): સાંતા ક્લોઝ
- Hausa (ha): Tsoho-da-Gemu
- Hungarian (hu): mikulás
- Icelandic (is): jólasveinn
- Igbo (ig): Nna Ekeresìmesi
- Irish (ga): Daidí na Nollag
- Javanese (jv): Sinter Klas
- Kalaallisut (kl): julemand
- Kannada (kn): ಸಾಂತಾ ಕ್ಲಾಜ್
- Kazakh (kk): санта клаус
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اياز اتا
- Khmer (km): តាណូអែល
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Papa Noheli
- Konkani (kok): सांता क्लॉज
- Kyrgyz (ky): аяз ата
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Jachal Sipanik
- Lao (lo): ຊານຕາຄລັອສ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): Santa Claus
- Latvian (lv): Ziemassvētku vecītis
- Lithuanian (lt): Kalėdų senelis
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruprajcht
- Luxembourgish (lb): Kleeschen
- Macedonian (mk): дедо мраз
- Malay (ms): santa klaus
- Malayalam (ml): സാന്താക്ലോസ്
- Maltese (mt): Santa Klaws
- Marathi (mr): सांता क्लॉज
- Mongolian (mn): Санта Клаус
- Māori (mi): hana koko
- Nepali (ne): सान्ता क्लज
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sántá Klọz
- Northern Sotho (nso): Santa Claus
- Norwegian (no): julenissen
- Odia (or): ସାଣ୍ଟା କ୍ଲସ୍‍
- Oromo (om): Saantaa kilaawos
- Pashto (ps): سانټا کلاز
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੈਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਜ਼
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): سنٹا کلاز
- Quechua (qu): Papa Noel
- Romanian (ro): Moș Crăciun
- Romansh (rm): Son Niclà
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bodach na Nollaig
- Serbian (sr): Деда Мраз
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): Дјед Мраз
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): Deda Mraz
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): Djed Mraz
- Shan (shn): သၼ်ႇတႃႇၶလွတ်ႉသ်
- Sindhi (sd): سانتا ڪلاز
- Sinhala (si): නත්තල් සීයා
- Slovak (sk): Santa
- Slovenian (sl): Božiček
- Somali (so): Aabaha Ciidda Masiixigga
- Swahili (sw): baba krismasi
- Tajik (tg): бобои барфӣ
- Tamil (ta): கிறிஸ்துமஸ் தாத்தா
- Telugu (te): శాంటా క్లాస్
- Tigrinya (ti): አባባ ገና
- Tongan (to): Sānita Kalausi
- Tswana (tn): Santa Tlelose
- Turkmen (tk): Aýaz baba
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): rumpodich
- Urdu (ur): سانتا کلاز
- Uyghur (ug): مىلاد بوۋاي
- Uzbek (uz): santa-klaus
- Welsh (cy): Siôn Corn
- Wolof (wo): Pere nowel
- Xhosa (xh): U-Santa Claus
- Yoruba (yo): Baba Keresi
- Zulu (zu): ubaba ukhisimusi

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F385` |
| HTML | `🎅` |
| CSS | `\1F385` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F385}` |
| Python | `\U0001F385` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8E 85` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF85` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8E%85` |

## Questions

### What does the 🎅 Santa Claus emoji mean?

Portrays Santa Claus in his red suit and hat, with a white beard. Reach for it when sending Christmas and holiday greetings, talking about gifts and countdowns, or joking about being naughty or nice.

### How do I type the 🎅 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “Santa Claus”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :santa:.

### When was the 🎅 emoji added?

🎅 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🎅?

U+1F385. In HTML you can write 🎅, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F385}.

### Does 🎅 come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🎅🏻 light, 🎅🏼 medium-light, 🎅🏽 medium, 🎅🏾 medium-dark and 🎅🏿 dark.

---
Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-emoji