Snowflake emoji
❄️ is winter, cold and, sometimes, an insult. Copy it and the snow emoji here.
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What the snowflake emoji means
❄️ (snowflake) is winter, cold, snow days and Christmas; it also means “ice cold” as a compliment or a warning, and, in political slang, a person seen as easily offended. ☃️ (snowman) and ⛄ (snowman without snow) are the same figure with and without falling snow; 🌨️ is a snow cloud; 🥶 the freezing face from the cold emoji guide. ❄️ is a text-style symbol and may render plain in some apps.
Unicode name: snowflake · U+2744 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Weather: ❄️🌨️
- Winter aesthetic: ❄️🤍
- Christmas: ❄️🎄 — see the Christmas emoji guide
- Ice cold: a savage comeback
- Insult: “snowflake” as a political jab
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowflakeU+2744 U+FE0F | Snow, cold, winter; “snowflake” | May render plain | |
| snowman / snowman without snowU+2603 U+FE0F · U+26C4 | Snowman, with or without snow | Two characters | |
| cloud with snowU+1F328 U+FE0F | Snow cloud | Weather | |
| cold faceU+1F976 | Freezing face | See the cold guide |
Chat examples
Real messages with ❄️, and a reply that fits.
snow day ❄️
☃️
❄️ first frost
cosy
⛄ built one!
cute
Questions people ask
What is the difference between ☃️ and ⛄?
☃️ has snow falling around it; ⛄ does not. They are separate characters from the original Japanese set.
What does ❄️ mean as an insult?
“Snowflake” — someone seen as fragile or easily offended, a political jab that started in the 2010s.
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.
