# 🎅🏽 Santa Claus emoji: medium skin tone

🎅🏽 is the Santa Claus emoji (🎅) with medium 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 skin tone
- Code points: U+1F385 U+1F3FD
- 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-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-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/santa-claus-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F385 U+1F3FC
- 🎅🏾 [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 skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FD)

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

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): Kersvader: medium velkleur
- Akan (ak): Santa Klauso: wedeε ani a εda hᴐ kakra
- Albanian (sq): babagjyshi i krishtlindjes: nuancë lëkure zeshkane
- Amharic (am): አባባ ገና: የቆዳ ዓይነት-4
- Armenian (hy): Սանտա Կլաուս․ միջին գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চাণ্টা ক্ল’জ: মধ্যমীয়া ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): Santa Klaus: orta dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): Ҡыш бабай: уртаса тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): aita noel: bitarteko azal-tonua
- Belarusian (be): Санта Клаус: сярэдні тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): djed mraz: umjerena boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): дядо коледа: средна на цвят кожа
- Burmese (my): ဆန်တာ ကလော့စ် − အသားလတ်ရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): père Noël : peau légèrement mate
- Cantonese (yue): 聖誕老人: 中膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 圣诞老人: 中肤色
- Catalan (ca): pare Noel: pell morena
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᏠᎦᎴᏓ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 聖誕老人：中等皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): Сант-Клаус: сӑран вӑтам тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): Djed Božićnjak: maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): Santa Claus: střední odstín pleti
- Danish (da): julemand: medium teint
- Estonian (et): jõuluvana: keskmine nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pai natal: tipo de pele 4
- Faroese (fo): jólamaðurin: miðal húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): santa claus: katamtamang kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): joulupukki: tummanvaalea iho
- Galician (gl): Papá Noel: ton de pel medio
- Georgian (ka): სანტა კლაუსი: კანის საშუალო ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સાંતા ક્લોઝ: મધ્યમ ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): Tsoho-da-Gemu: madaidaicin launin fata
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): Santa Claus: medium skin
- Hungarian (hu): mikulás: közepes bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): jólasveinn: millihúðlitur
- Igbo (ig): Nna Ekeresìmesi: ọtanjele ahụ ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): Daidí na Nollag: ton cnis meánach
- Javanese (jv): Sinter Klas: kulit kuning
- Kannada (kn): ಸಾಂತಾ ಕ್ಲಾಜ್: ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): санта клаус: 4-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): اياز اتا: 4-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): តាណូអែល: សម្បុរស្រអែម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Papa Noheli: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe
- Konkani (kok): सांता क्लॉज: मध्यम कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): аяз ата: орточо
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Jachal Sipanik: retal ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຊານຕາຄລັອສ: ສີຜິວໂທນປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): Santa Claus: tono de piel medio
- Latvian (lv): Ziemassvētku vecītis: vidējs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): Papà Dënâ: carnaxon cô d’öiva
- Lithuanian (lt): Kalėdų senelis: rusvos odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): ruprajcht: wósrědna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Kleeschen: mëttel Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): дедо мраз: тип на кожа 4
- Malay (ms): santa klaus: ton kulit sederhana
- Malayalam (ml): സാന്താക്ലോസ്: ചർമ്മത്തിന്റെ നിറം-4
- Maltese (mt): Santa Klaws: ton medju tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): सांता क्लॉज: मध्यम त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): Санта Клаус: дунд зэргийн
- Māori (mi): hana koko: kiri āhua waenga
- Nepali (ne): सान्ता क्लज: छालाको प्रकार-४
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sántá Klọz: Mídíọ́m Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): Santa Claus: mmala wa letlalo wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): julenissen: hudtype 4
- Odia (or): ସାଣ୍ଟା କ୍ଲସ୍‍: ମଧ୍ୟମ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): Saantaa kilaawos: toonii godaa gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سانټا کلاز: غنم رنګه
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੈਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਜ਼: ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): سنٹا کلاز: درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): Papa Noel: tunpa qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): Moș Crăciun: ton mediu al pielii
- Romansh (rm): Son Niclà: pel media
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): bodach na Nollaig: tòna meadhanach a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): Деда Мраз: ни светла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): Дјед Мраз: ни свијетла ни тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): Deda Mraz: ni svetla ni tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): Djed Mraz: ni svijetla ni tamna koža
- Shan (shn): သၼ်ႇတႃႇၶလွတ်ႉသ်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): سانتا ڪلاز: پڪو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): නත්තල් සීයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-4
- Slovak (sk): Santa: stredný tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): Božiček: srednji ten kože
- Somali (so): Aabaha Ciidda Masiixigga: jidh nooc dhexe
- Swahili (sw): baba krismasi: ngozi ya kahawia
- Tajik (tg): бобои барфӣ: ранги миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கிறிஸ்துமஸ் தாத்தா: வகை 4
- Telugu (te): శాంటా క్లాస్: మధ్యస్థ చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): አባባ ገና፦ ማእከላይ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): Sānita Kalausi: kili melomelo
- Tswana (tn): Santa Tlelose: letlalo la mmala o o mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): Aýaz baba: orta deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): rumpodich: srěnja barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سانتا کلاز: جلد کی درمیانی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): مىلاد بوۋاي: ئارا تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): santa-klaus: 4-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): Siôn Corn: arlliw croen canolog
- Wolof (wo): Pere nowel: xeesaayu der bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): U-Santa Claus: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Baba Keresi: amọ́láwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Baba Keresi: amɔ́láwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ubaba ukhisimusi: uhlobo-4

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F385 U+1F3FD` |
| HTML | `🎅🏽` |
| CSS | `\1F385\1F3FD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F385}\u{1F3FD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F385\U0001F3FD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8E 85 F0 9F 8F BD` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DF85 D83C DFFD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8E%85%F0%9F%8F%BD` |

## 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 skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🎅🏽 is the 🎅 Santa Claus emoji with medium skin tone. It's 🎅 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F385 U+1F3FD.

### How do I type 🎅🏽?

Find 🎅 in your emoji keyboard by searching “Santa Claus”, then press and hold it and choose medium 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+1F3FD. In HTML you can write 🎅🏽

### When was 🎅🏽 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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