man construction worker: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F477 1F3FE 200D 2642
Description
A male Santa Claus emoji with medium-dark skin tone, depicted with his traditional red suit, white beard, and hat.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Represents the Christmas holiday spirit, generosity, cheer, and magic. Can evoke feelings of nostalgia, excitement, and warmth associated with gift-giving and festivities.
Backstory
The Santa Claus emoji (1F477) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (1F3FE) and the male gender sign (2642) joined by a zero width joiner (200D) were added with Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for gendered and skin-toned representations of existing characters.
Usage Examples
- Wishing someone a Merry Christmas: 'Merry Christmas! 🎅🏾🎄'
- Talking about gift-giving: 'Santa's coming soon! 🎅🏾🎁'
- Expressing holiday excitement: 'Feeling the Christmas spirit! 🎅🏾✨'
- Referencing a generous person: 'You're like Santa! 🎅🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Strongly associated with Christmas traditions as the mythical figure who delivers presents to children. Symbolizes generosity and goodwill.
East Asian culture:
While Christmas is celebrated in some parts, Santa Claus is generally seen as a commercial or festive figure, less tied to deep religious or traditional roots compared to Western countries. Often used for general holiday cheer.