# 🎅🏻 Santa Claus emoji: light skin tone

🎅🏻 is the Santa Claus emoji (🎅) with light skin tone. It's 🎅 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 🎅🏻
- Unicode name: Santa Claus: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F385 U+1F3FB
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [🎅 Santa Claus](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-light-skin-tone-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.

## Other skin tones

- 🎅 [Santa Claus](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-emoji.md)
- 🎅🏼 [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

## What it's made of

🎅🏻 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🎅 [Santa Claus](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-emoji.md) (U+1F385)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)

## How to type 🎅🏻

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “Santa Claus”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | Papá Noel: tono de piel claro | celebración, claus, cuento, fantasía, feliz, fiestas, Navidad, padre, Papá Noel, santa, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | père Noël : peau claire | bonnet, fêtes, magie, noël, Noël, peau claire, père, Santa Claus, tradition |
| Deutsch (de) | Weihnachtsmann: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, Weihnachten, Weihnachtsmann |
| Italiano (it) | Babbo Natale: carnagione chiara | Babbo Natale, cappello, carnagione chiara, fest, festa, Natale, Santa Claus, uomo |
| Português (pt) | Papai Noel: pele clara | comemoração, festas, natal, noel, papai, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | kerstman: lichte huidskleur | fantasie, feestdag, kerst, kerstman, Kerstmis, lichte huidskleur, viering, vrolijk |
| Svenska (sv) | jultomte: ljus hy | högtid, jul, jultomte, ljus hy, tomten |
| Polski (pl) | Święty Mikołaj: karnacja jasna | boże narodzenie, głowa, gwiazdor, karnacja jasna, legenda, mężczyzna, mikołaj, praca, święta, święty mikołaj, zawód |
| Türkçe (tr) | Noel Baba: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, insan, kutlama, noel, noel baba, Noel Baba, santa claus |
| Русский (ru) | Санта-Клаус: очень светлый тон кожи | дед мороз, дедушка мороз, клаус, новый год, очень светлый тон кожи, рождество, санта, санта-клаус |
| Українська (uk) | Санта Клаус: світлий тон шкіри | дід, дід Мороз, казка, Новий рік, різдво, Різдво, Санта Клаус, світлий тон шкіри, Святий Миколай, святкування |
| Ελληνικά (el) | Άι Βασίλης: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | Άγιος, Άι Βασίλης, ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, γιορτή, παραμύθι, πατέρας, φαντασία, Χριστούγεννα |
| العربية (ar) | بابا نويل: بشرة بلون فاتح | بابا نويل, بشرة بلون فاتح, حدوتة, خرافة, سانتا, سانتا كلوز, عيد, عيد الميلاد, قصة |
| עברית (he) | סנטה קלאוס: גוון עור בהיר | גוון עור בהיר, חג המולד, כריסמס, מתנות, סנטה, סנטה קלאוס |
| فارسی (fa) | بابا نوئل: پوست سفید | بابا نوئل, پدر, پوست سفید, جشن, جن و پری, سانتا, فانتزی, کریسمس |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सैंटा क्लॉज़: गोरी त्वचा | क्रिसमस, गोरी त्वचा, परी कथा, फ़ादर क्रिसमस, समारोह, सांता, सांता क्लाज, सैंटा क्लॉज़ |
| বাংলা (bn) | সান্তা ক্লজ: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | উদযাপন করা, কল্পনা, ক্রিসমাস, বাবা, রূপকথা, সান্তা ক্লজ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | Sinterklas: warna kulit cerah | ayah, bapak, dongeng, fantasi, laki-laki, mitos, natal, perayaan, pria, santa, sinterklas, Sinterklas, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | Ông già Noel: màu da sáng | cha, claus, Giáng sinh, lễ kỷ niệm, màu da sáng, Ông già Noel, Ông già Noen, santa |
| ไทย (th) | ซานต้า: โทนผิวสีขาว | คริสต์มาส, ซานต้า, ซานตาคลอส, โทนผิวสีขาว |
| 日本語 (ja) | サンタ: 薄い肌色 | クリスマス, サンタ, サンタクロース, 薄い肌色, 顔 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 산타클로스: 하얀 피부 | 산타, 산타 할아버지, 산타클로스, 아버지, 크리스마스, 클로스, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 圣诞老人: 较浅肤色 | 圣诞, 圣诞老人, 圣诞节, 节日, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聖誕老人：白皮膚 | 爸爸, 白皮膚, 聖誕, 聖誕老人, 聖誕老公公 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Kersvader: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Santa Klauso: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): babagjyshi i krishtlindjes: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): አባባ ገና: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): Սանտա Կլաուս․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চাণ্টা ক্ল’জ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): Santa Klaus: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): Ҡыш бабай: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): aita noel: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): Санта Клаус: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): djed mraz: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): дядо коледа: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဆန်တာ ကလော့စ် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): père Noël : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 聖誕老人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 圣诞老人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): pare Noel: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏠᎦᎴᏓ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): Сант-Клаус: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): Djed Božićnjak: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): Santa Claus: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): julemand: lys teint
- Estonian (et): jõuluvana: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pai natal: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): jólamaðurin: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): santa claus: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): joulupukki: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): Papá Noel: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): სანტა კლაუსი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સાંતા ક્લોઝ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): Tsoho-da-Gemu: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): Santa Claus: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): mikulás: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): jólasveinn: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): Nna Ekeresìmesi: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): Daidí na Nollag: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): Sinter Klas: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಸಾಂತಾ ಕ್ಲಾಜ್: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): санта клаус: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اياز اتا: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): តាណូអែល: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Papa Noheli: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): सांता क्लॉज: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): аяз ата: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Jachal Sipanik: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊານຕາຄລັອສ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): Santa Claus: tono de piel claro
- Latvian (lv): Ziemassvētku vecītis: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): Papà Dënâ: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): Kalėdų senelis: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruprajcht: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Kleeschen: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): дедо мраз: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): santa klaus: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): സാന്താക്ലോസ്: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): Santa Klaws: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): सांता क्लॉज: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): Санта Клаус: цайвар
- Māori (mi): hana koko: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): सान्ता क्लज: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sántá Klọz: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): Santa Claus: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): julenissen: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ସାଣ୍ଟା କ୍ଲସ୍‍: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): Saantaa kilaawos: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): سانټا کلاز: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੈਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਜ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): سنٹا کلاز: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): Papa Noel: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): Moș Crăciun: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): Son Niclà: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bodach na Nollaig: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): Деда Мраз: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): Дјед Мраз: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): Deda Mraz: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): Djed Mraz: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): သၼ်ႇတႃႇၶလွတ်ႉသ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): سانتا ڪلاز: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): නත්තල් සීයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): Santa: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): Božiček: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): Aabaha Ciidda Masiixigga: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): baba krismasi: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): бобои барфӣ: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கிறிஸ்துமஸ் தாத்தா: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): శాంటా క్లాస్: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አባባ ገና፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): Sānita Kalausi: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): Santa Tlelose: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): Aýaz baba: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): rumpodich: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سانتا کلاز: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): مىلاد بوۋاي: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): santa-klaus: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): Siôn Corn: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): Pere nowel: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): U-Santa Claus: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): Baba Keresi: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Baba Keresi: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): ubaba ukhisimusi: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F385 U+1F3FB` |
| HTML | `🎅🏻` |
| CSS | `\1F385\1F3FB` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F385}\u{1F3FB}` |
| Python | `\U0001F385\U0001F3FB` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8E 85 F0 9F 8F BB` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF85 D83C DFFB` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8E%85%F0%9F%8F%BB` |

## Questions

### What does 🎅🏻 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. 🎅🏻 shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🎅🏻 and 🎅?

🎅🏻 is the 🎅 Santa Claus emoji with light skin tone. It's 🎅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F385 U+1F3FB.

### How do I type 🎅🏻?

Find 🎅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🎅🏻?

U+1F385 U+1F3FB. In HTML you can write 🎅🏻

### When was 🎅🏻 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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