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🎅🏾U+1F385 U+1F3FE

Santa Claus emoji: medium-dark skin tone

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

Unicode name
Santa Claus: medium-dark skin tone
Category
People & body, Fantasy people
Added
Emoji 1.0 in 2015
Code points
U+1F385 U+1F3FE
Base emoji
🎅 Santa Claus

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.

How it looks

🎅🏾
Your device
Santa Claus emoji: medium-dark skin tone in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
Santa Claus emoji: medium-dark skin tone in Twemoji
Twemoji
Santa Claus emoji: medium-dark skin tone in OpenMoji
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

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

  1. 🎅Santa ClausU+1F385
  2. 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE

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

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
EspañolPapá Noel: tono de piel oscuro mediocelebración, claus, cuento, fantasía, feliz, fiestas, Navidad, padre, Papá Noel, santa, tono de piel oscuro medio
Françaispère Noël : peau matebonnet, fêtes, magie, noël, Noël, peau mate, père, Santa Claus, tradition
DeutschWeihnachtsmann: mitteldunkle Hautfarbemitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Weihnachten, Weihnachtsmann
ItalianoBabbo Natale: carnagione abbastanza scuraBabbo Natale, cappello, carnagione abbastanza scura, fest, festa, Natale, Santa Claus, uomo
PortuguêsPapai Noel: pele morena escuracomemoração, festas, natal, noel, papai, pele morena escura
Nederlandskerstman: donkergetinte huidskleurdonkergetinte huidskleur, fantasie, feestdag, kerst, kerstman, Kerstmis, viering, vrolijk
Svenskajultomte: mellanmörk hyhögtid, jul, jultomte, mellanmörk hy, tomten
PolskiŚwięty Mikołaj: karnacja średnio ciemnaboże narodzenie, głowa, gwiazdor, karnacja średnio ciemna, legenda, mężczyzna, mikołaj, praca, święta, święty mikołaj, zawód
TürkçeNoel Baba: orta koyu cilt tonuinsan, kutlama, noel, noel baba, Noel Baba, orta koyu cilt tonu, santa claus
РусскийСанта-Клаус: темный тон кожидед мороз, дедушка мороз, клаус, новый год, рождество, санта, санта-клаус, темный тон кожи
УкраїнськаСанта Клаус: помірно темний тон шкіридід, дід Мороз, казка, Новий рік, помірно темний тон шкіри, різдво, Різдво, Санта Клаус, Святий Миколай, святкування
ΕλληνικάΆι Βασίλης: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματοςΆγιος, Άι Βασίλης, γιορτή, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, παραμύθι, πατέρας, φαντασία, Χριστούγεννα
العربيةبابا نويل: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامقبابا نويل, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, حدوتة, خرافة, سانتا, سانتا كلوز, عيد, عيد الميلاد, قصة
עבריתסנטה קלאוס: גוון עור כהה בינוניגוון עור כהה בינוני, חג המולד, כריסמס, מתנות, סנטה, סנטה קלאוס
فارسیبابا نوئل: پوست گندمیبابا نوئل, پدر, پوست گندمی, جشن, جن و پری, سانتا, فانتزی, کریسمس
हिन्दीसैंटा क्लॉज़: हल्की साँवली त्वचाक्रिसमस, परी कथा, फ़ादर क्रिसमस, समारोह, सांता, सांता क्लाज, सैंटा क्लॉज़, हल्की साँवली त्वचा
বাংলাসান্তা ক্লজ: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙউদযাপন করা, কল্পনা, ক্রিসমাস, বাবা, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, রূপকথা, সান্তা ক্লজ
Bahasa IndonesiaSinterklas: warna kulit gelap-sedangayah, bapak, dongeng, fantasi, laki-laki, mitos, natal, perayaan, pria, santa, sinterklas, Sinterklas, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng ViệtÔng già Noel: màu da tối trung bìnhcha, claus, Giáng sinh, lễ kỷ niệm, màu da tối trung bình, Ông già Noel, Ông già Noen, santa
ไทยซานต้า: โทนผิวสีแทนคริสต์มาส, ซานต้า, ซานตาคลอส, โทนผิวสีแทน
日本語サンタ: やや濃い肌色クリスマス, サンタ, サンタクロース, やや濃い肌色, 顔
한국어산타클로스: 진한 갈색 피부산타, 산타 할아버지, 산타클로스, 아버지, 진한 갈색 피부, 크리스마스, 클로스
中文(简体)圣诞老人: 中等-深肤色中等-深肤色, 圣诞, 圣诞老人, 圣诞节, 节日
中文(繁體)聖誕老人:褐皮膚爸爸, 聖誕, 聖誕老人, 聖誕老公公, 褐皮膚
Names in 101 more languages
AfrikaansKersvader: medium-donker velkleur
AkanSanta Klauso: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanianbabagjyshi i krishtlindjes: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharicአባባ ገና: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
ArmenianՍանտա Կլաուս․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assameseচাণ্টা ক্ল’জ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
AzerbaijaniSanta Klaus: orta-tünd dəri tonu
BashkirҠыш бабай: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basqueaita noel: 5. mota
BelarusianСанта Клаус: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosniandjed mraz: umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarianдядо коледа: средно тъмна кожа
Burmeseဆန်တာ ကလော့စ် − အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian Frenchpère Noël : peau modérément foncée
Cantonese聖誕老人: 中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)圣诞老人: 中深肤色
Catalanpare Noel: pell fosca
CherokeeᏧᏠᎦᎴᏓ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)聖誕老人:中深皮膚
ChuvashСант-Клаус: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
CroatianDjed Božićnjak: smeđa boja kože
CzechSanta Claus: středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danishjulemand: medium til mørk teint
Estonianjõuluvana: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguesepai natal: tipo de pele 5
Faroesejólamaðurin: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipinosanta claus: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnishjoulupukki: keskitumma iho
GalicianPapá Noel: ton de pel escuro
Georgianსანტა კლაუსი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiસાંતા ક્લોઝ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
HausaTsoho-da-Gemu: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)Santa Claus: medium-dark skin
Hungarianmikulás: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandicjólasveinn: meðaldökkur húðlitur
IgboNna Ekeresìmesi: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
IrishDaidí na Nollag: ton cnis meándorcha
JavaneseSinter Klas: kulit sawo mateng
Kannadaಸಾಂತಾ ಕ್ಲಾಜ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhсанта клаус: 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)اياز اتا: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerតាណូអែល: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
KinyarwandaPapa Noheli: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkaniसांता क्लॉज: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzаяз ата: кара тору
KʼicheʼJachal Sipanik: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຊານຕາຄລັອສ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latin American SpanishSanta Claus: tono de piel oscuro medio
LatvianZiemassvētku vecītis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
LigurianPapà Dënâ: carnaxon assæ scua
LithuanianKalėdų senelis: tamsios odos
Lower Sorbianruprajcht: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
LuxembourgishKleeschen: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonianдедо мраз: тип на кожа 5
Malaysanta klaus: ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalamസാന്താക്ലോസ്: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
MalteseSanta Klaws: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathiसांता क्लॉज: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
MongolianСанта Клаус: бордуу
Māorihana koko: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepaliसान्ता क्लज: छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian PidginSántá Klọz: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern SothoSanta Claus: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegianjulenissen: hudtype 5
Odiaସାଣ୍ଟା କ୍ଲସ୍‍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
OromoSaantaa kilaawos: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoسانټا کلاز: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਸੈਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਜ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)سنٹا کلاز: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
QuechuaPapa Noel: tunpa yana qara niraq
RomanianMoș Crăciun: ton semi‑închis al pielii
RomanshSon Niclà: pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelicbodach na Nollaig: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
SerbianДеда Мраз: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)Дјед Мраз: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)Deda Mraz: srednje tamna koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)Djed Mraz: srednje tamna koža
Shanသၼ်ႇတႃႇၶလွတ်ႉသ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiسانتا ڪلاز: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhalaනත්තල් සීයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
SlovakSanta: stredne tmavý tón pleti
SlovenianBožiček: srednje temen ten kože
SomaliAabaha Ciidda Masiixigga: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahilibaba krismasi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajikбобои барфӣ: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamilகிறிஸ்துமஸ் தாத்தா: வகை 5
Teluguశాంటా క్లాస్: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaአባባ ገና፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
TonganSānita Kalausi: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
TswanaSanta Tlelose: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
TurkmenAýaz baba: orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbianrumpodich: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urduسانتا کلاز: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghurمىلاد بوۋاي: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbeksanta-klaus: 5-teri turi
WelshSiôn Corn: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
WolofPere nowel: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
XhosaU-Santa Claus: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
YorubaBaba Keresi: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)Baba Keresi: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zuluubaba ukhisimusi: uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points
U+1F385 U+1F3FE
HTML
🎅🏾
CSS
\1F385\1F3FE
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F385}\u{1F3FE}
Python
\U0001F385\U0001F3FE
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 8E 85 F0 9F 8F BE
UTF-16
D83C DF85 D83C DFFE
URL encoded
%F0%9F%8E%85%F0%9F%8F%BE

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-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🎅🏾 and 🎅?

🎅🏾 is the 🎅 Santa Claus emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🎅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F385 U+1F3FE.

How do I type 🎅🏾?

Find 🎅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark 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+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🎅🏾

When was 🎅🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.