Christmas emoji
Tree, Santa, gifts and snow: every Christmas emoji ready to copy, with combos for cards and captions.
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Every Christmas emoji
๐ (Christmas tree) is the anchor of the set and doubles as โitโs the seasonโ. ๐ (Santa Claus) and ๐คถ (Mrs. Claus) both have skin tones; ๐งโ๐ is the neutral โMx Clausโ. ๐ (wrapped gift) covers presents, โ โ๏ธ โ๏ธ the snow, ๐ the bells, ๐ฆ the reindeer, ๐ช๐ฅ the cookies for Santa, ๐ฏ๏ธ the candles and ๐ the star on top. None of them is religious except by association; โ๏ธ and ๐๏ธ are the usual additions for a nativity or church post.
| Emoji | Name | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ | Christmas tree | The season, decorating, โtreeโs upโ |
| ๐ ๐คถ ๐งโ๐ | Santa Claus / Mrs. Claus / Mx Claus | Santa, secret Santa, Christmas Eve |
| ๐ | wrapped gift | Presents, wish lists |
| โ โ๏ธ โ๏ธ | snowman / snowman with snow / snowflake | Snow, winter |
| ๐ | bell | Carols, jingle bells |
| ๐ฆ | deer | Reindeer, Rudolph |
| ๐ช ๐ฅ | cookie / glass of milk | Cookies for Santa |
| ๐งฆ | socks | Stockings |
| ๐ | glowing star | The star on the tree |
Christmas combos for cards and captions
- ๐๐๐ โ the classic three
- โ๏ธโ๐ โ a white Christmas
- ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ โ Christmas Eve
- ๐๐ถ๐ โ carols
- ๐โจ๐ โ โhappy holidaysโ
- ๐ฅ๐๐ โ Christmas into New Year, with the party emoji
The snowflake emoji guide has the winter weather set, and the birthday emoji guide the gift and cake combos that overlap.
Related winter holidays
| Holiday | Emoji | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hanukkah | ๐ โก๏ธ | Menorah and Star of David |
| New Year | ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ | See the party emoji guide |
| Winter solstice | โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ฏ๏ธ | Candles and snow |
| Kwanzaa | ๐ฏ๏ธ ๐ฝ | No dedicated emoji; candles are used |
| Boxing Day and sales | ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐ท๏ธ | Gift returns and shopping |
There is no Hanukkah-specific greeting emoji beyond ๐; a โhappy holidaysโ message that covers several traditions usually uses โ๏ธโจ rather than ๐.
Chat examples
Real messages with ๐, and a reply that fits.
merry Christmas ๐๐
merry Christmas ๐
tree is up ๐
already?!
โ๏ธ๐ cosy night
perfect
Questions people ask
Is there a Christmas emoji?
๐ is the closest to a single Christmas emoji, with ๐ ๐ โ ๐ for the rest of the scene.
Is there a nativity or baby Jesus emoji?
No. People use โ๏ธ, ๐๏ธ, โญ and ๐ถ together for a nativity post.
Does Santa have skin tones?
Yes: ๐ , ๐คถ and ๐งโ๐ all support the five modifiers, each as a separate sequence.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
