snowman without snow
Unicode: 26C4
Description
A snowman without snow, which visually represents a snowman that has melted down or a snowman in a state of disrepair. It's often depicted with a carrot nose and coal eyes, but the snow has largely disappeared.
Group:
Travel & Places > sky & weather
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can convey a sense of sadness, disappointment, loss, or melting away. It might also be used to express the feeling of 'falling apart' or a situation going wrong.
Backstory
This emoji was approved as part of Unicode 5.2 in 2009 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It represents a a snowman that has mostly melted, often implying the end of something or a state of decay. It can be seen as a counterpart to the traditional snowman emoji (U+2603) or the snowman with snow (U+26C6), symbolizing a different, less joyful state.
Usage Examples
- Expressing disappointment: 'My plans for the weekend just melted away ⛄'
- Indicating a situation going wrong: 'Well, that escalated quickly, now my project is a ⛄'
- Humorous self-deprecation: 'After that workout, I feel like a ⛄'
- Commenting on the weather changing: 'Winter is officially over, the last snowman is a ⛄'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to symbolize the end of winter, the melting of aspirations, or a general sense of decline. Can be seen as humorous in a self-deprecating way.
East Asian culture:
Similar interpretations of things melting or disappearing, but might also be used in contexts related to 'losing face' or things not going as planned, with a touch of melancholy.