# 🎅🏼 Santa Claus emoji: medium-light skin tone

🎅🏼 is the Santa Claus emoji (🎅) with medium-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: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F385 U+1F3FC
- 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-medium-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)
- 🎅🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FB
- 🎅🏽 [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. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type 🎅🏼

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “Santa Claus”, then pick medium-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 medio | celebración, claus, cuento, fantasía, feliz, fiestas, Navidad, padre, Papá Noel, santa, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | père Noël : peau moyennement claire | bonnet, fêtes, magie, noël, Noël, peau moyennement claire, père, Santa Claus, tradition |
| Deutsch (de) | Weihnachtsmann: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Weihnachten, Weihnachtsmann |
| Italiano (it) | Babbo Natale: carnagione abbastanza chiara | Babbo Natale, cappello, carnagione abbastanza chiara, fest, festa, Natale, Santa Claus, uomo |
| Português (pt) | Papai Noel: pele morena clara | comemoração, festas, natal, noel, papai, pele morena clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | kerstman: lichtgetinte huidskleur | fantasie, feestdag, kerst, kerstman, Kerstmis, lichtgetinte huidskleur, viering, vrolijk |
| Svenska (sv) | jultomte: mellanljus hy | högtid, jul, jultomte, mellanljus hy, tomten |
| Polski (pl) | Święty Mikołaj: karnacja średnio jasna | boże narodzenie, głowa, gwiazdor, karnacja średnio jasna, legenda, mężczyzna, mikołaj, praca, święta, święty mikołaj, zawód |
| Türkçe (tr) | Noel Baba: orta açık cilt tonu | insan, kutlama, noel, noel baba, Noel Baba, orta açık cilt tonu, santa claus |
| Русский (ru) | Санта-Клаус: светлый тон кожи | дед мороз, дедушка мороз, клаус, новый год, рождество, санта, санта-клаус, светлый тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | Санта Клаус: помірно світлий тон шкіри | дід, дід Мороз, казка, Новий рік, помірно світлий тон шкіри, різдво, Різдво, Санта Клаус, Святий Миколай, святкування |
| Ελληνικά (el) | Άι Βασίλης: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | Άγιος, Άι Βασίλης, γιορτή, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, παραμύθι, πατέρας, φαντασία, Χριστούγεννα |
| العربية (ar) | بابا نويل: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بابا نويل, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, حدوتة, خرافة, سانتا, سانتا كلوز, عيد, عيد الميلاد, قصة |
| עברית (he) | סנטה קלאוס: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | גוון עור בהיר בינוני, חג המולד, כריסמס, מתנות, סנטה, סנטה קלאוס |
| فارسی (fa) | بابا نوئل: پوست روشن | بابا نوئل, پدر, پوست روشن, جشن, جن و پری, سانتا, فانتزی, کریسمس |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सैंटा क्लॉज़: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | क्रिसमस, परी कथा, फ़ादर क्रिसमस, समारोह, सांता, सांता क्लाज, सैंटा क्लॉज़, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | সান্তা ক্লজ: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | উদযাপন করা, কল্পনা, ক্রিসমাস, বাবা, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, রূপকথা, সান্তা ক্লজ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | Sinterklas: warna kulit cerah-sedang | ayah, bapak, dongeng, fantasi, laki-laki, mitos, natal, perayaan, pria, santa, sinterklas, Sinterklas, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | Ông già Noel: màu da sáng trung bình | cha, claus, Giáng sinh, lễ kỷ niệm, màu da sáng trung bình, Ông già Noel, Ông già Noen, santa |
| ไทย (th) | ซานต้า: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | คริสต์มาส, ซานต้า, ซานตาคลอส, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง |
| 日本語 (ja) | サンタ: やや薄い肌色 | クリスマス, サンタ, サンタクロース, やや薄い肌色, 顔 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 산타클로스: 연한 갈색 피부 | 산타, 산타 할아버지, 산타클로스, 아버지, 연한 갈색 피부, 크리스마스, 클로스 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 圣诞老人: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 圣诞, 圣诞老人, 圣诞节, 节日 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聖誕老人：黃皮膚 | 爸爸, 聖誕, 聖誕老人, 聖誕老公公, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Kersvader: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Santa Klauso: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): babagjyshi i krishtlindjes: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): አባባ ገና: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): Սանտա Կլաուս․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চাণ্টা ক্ল’জ: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): Santa Klaus: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): Ҡыш бабай: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): aita noel: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): Санта Клаус: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): djed mraz: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): дядо коледа: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဆန်တာ ကလော့စ် − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): père Noël : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 聖誕老人: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 圣诞老人: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): pare Noel: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏠᎦᎴᏓ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): Сант-Клаус: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): Djed Božićnjak: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): Santa Claus: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): julemand: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): jõuluvana: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pai natal: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): jólamaðurin: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): santa claus: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): joulupukki: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): Papá Noel: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): სანტა კლაუსი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સાંતા ક્લોઝ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): Tsoho-da-Gemu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): Santa Claus: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): mikulás: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): jólasveinn: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): Nna Ekeresìmesi: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): Daidí na Nollag: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): Sinter Klas: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಸಾಂತಾ ಕ್ಲಾಜ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): санта клаус: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اياز اتا: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): តាណូអែល: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Papa Noheli: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): सांता क्लॉज: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): аяз ата: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Jachal Sipanik: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊານຕາຄລັອສ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): Santa Claus: tono de piel claro medio
- Latvian (lv): Ziemassvētku vecītis: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): Papà Dënâ: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): Kalėdų senelis: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruprajcht: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Kleeschen: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): дедо мраз: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): santa klaus: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): സാന്താക്ലോസ്: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): Santa Klaws: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): सांता क्लॉज: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): Санта Клаус: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): hana koko: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): सान्ता क्लज: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sántá Klọz: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): Santa Claus: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): julenissen: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ସାଣ୍ଟା କ୍ଲସ୍‍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): Saantaa kilaawos: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سانټا کلاز: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੈਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਜ਼: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): سنٹا کلاز: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): Papa Noel: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): Moș Crăciun: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): Son Niclà: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bodach na Nollaig: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): Деда Мраз: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): Дјед Мраз: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): Deda Mraz: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): Djed Mraz: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): သၼ်ႇတႃႇၶလွတ်ႉသ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): سانتا ڪلاز: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): නත්තල් සීයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): Santa: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): Božiček: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): Aabaha Ciidda Masiixigga: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): baba krismasi: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): бобои барфӣ: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கிறிஸ்துமஸ் தாத்தா: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): శాంటా క్లాస్: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አባባ ገና፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): Sānita Kalausi: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): Santa Tlelose: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): Aýaz baba: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): rumpodich: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سانتا کلاز: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): مىلاد بوۋاي: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): santa-klaus: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): Siôn Corn: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): Pere nowel: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): U-Santa Claus: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Baba Keresi: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Baba Keresi: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ubaba ukhisimusi: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F385 U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🎅🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F385\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F385}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F385\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8E 85 F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF85 D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8E%85%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## 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 medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🎅🏼 is the 🎅 Santa Claus emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🎅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F385 U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🎅🏼?

Find 🎅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🎅🏼

### When was 🎅🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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