People & Body · Emoji 13.0

🧑‍🎄Mx Claus Emoji

Generally, when someone sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, they’re just wishing you a happy Christmas or celebrating the festive season. It’s a simple way to express holiday cheer in a text.

The 🧑‍🎄 emoji is a depiction of Santa Claus in a festive Christmas tree outfit.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384
Released
2020
Shortcode
:mx_claus:
Skin tones
Yes
U+1F9D1 +2Your device
🧑‍🎄

01 — Meaning

What does the 🧑‍🎄 Mx Claus emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, when someone sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, they’re just wishing you a happy Christmas or celebrating the festive season. It’s a simple way to express holiday cheer in a text. It doesn’t always have a hidden meaning, just a friendly greeting. 🧑‍🎄 sits in christmas emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in hand emojis.
Where it comes from
The 🧑‍🎄 emoji is a depiction of Santa Claus in a festive Christmas tree outfit. It's almost always used around Christmas or during the holiday season. You’d see it when talking about Christmas gifts, winter weather, or wishing someone a happy holiday. Generally, it conveys a feeling of joy, warmth, and celebration associated with Christmas.
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 11.

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02 — Platforms

Mx Claus emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the mx claus as 5 vendors ship it.

Mx Claus emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Mx Claus emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Mx Claus emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Mx Claus emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Mx Claus emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Skin tones

Mx Claus emoji skin tones

🧑‍🎄 supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.

04 — Copy & codes

Mx Claus emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :mx_claus:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F9D1.

05 — How to type

How to type the 🧑‍🎄 Mx Claus emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F9D1 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “mx claus”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “mx claus”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :mx_claus: and it converts to 🧑‍🎄 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🧑‍🎄, in CSS \1F9D1\200D\1F384, in JavaScript \u{1F9D1}\u{200D}\u{1F384}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

06 — Download

Mx Claus emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the mx claus as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 5 of them.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Mx Claus emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Mx Claus emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Mx Claus emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Mx Claus emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Mx Claus emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

07 — Combinations

Mx Claus emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around mx claus for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
Cool mx claus combos
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Y2K mx claus combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

08 — In conversation

What 🧑‍🎄 means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl
If a girl sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, she’s likely just being friendly and wishing you a happy Christmas. It’s a common, lighthearted way to acknowledge the holiday. Don’t overthink it – she probably just wants to spread some festive vibes.
From a guy
If a guy sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, he’s probably wishing you a happy holiday or just acknowledging Christmas. It’s a straightforward way to show he’s thinking of you during the festive period. It’s a casual, positive message.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🧑‍🎄, you could reply with: “Merry Christmas! 🧑‍🎄”, “Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday! 🧑‍🎄🎁”, “Feeling festive! 🧑‍🎄✨”, or “Let’s celebrate! 🧑‍🎄🎉”.
Used in a sentence

09 — Around the world

What 🧑‍🎄 means in other countries

Same Christmas-season figure in gender-neutral form, still tied specifically to that one holiday’s imagery.

Changes meaning depending on where you are
inclusive workplace holiday post

chosen specifically to keep the Santa figure while not gendering it either way

non-Christmas-celebrating team

the icon itself stays Christmas-coded, so gender-neutrality doesn’t really change that

gift-exchange chat

fits generic “holiday season” messaging better than either of the gendered variants

Before you send it: Good gender-neutral pick within Christmas messaging; for “happy holidays” text, skip Santa imagery altogether.

10 — Apps

What 🧑‍🎄 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the mx claus lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, when someone sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, they’re just wishing you a happy Christmas or celebrating the festive season. It’s a simple way to express holiday cheer in a text. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🧑‍🎄 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides, and holding it lets you pick a skin tone. A message with only 🧑‍🎄 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :mx_claus:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🧑‍🎄 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🧑‍🎄 from the copy button above.

12 — Difference

🧑‍🎄 vs 🤶 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🧑‍🎄 Mx Claus

Unicode name: Mx Claus

Code: U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384 · added 2020

Shortcode: :mx_claus:

Generally, when someone sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, they’re just wishing you a happy Christmas or celebrating the festive season.

🤶 Mrs. Claus

Unicode name: Mrs. Claus

Code: U+1F936 · added 2016

Shortcode: :mrs_claus:

Generally, it means you’re thinking about Mrs.

Open 🤶 Mrs. Claus →

13 — History

Where the 🧑‍🎄 Mx Claus emoji came from

It arrived with the 13.0 release of the standard, which dates the mx claus to 2020.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Mx Claus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Mx Claus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Mx Claus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Mx Claus emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2020
Added to the standard

Mx Claus was approved as U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384 and shipped in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🧑‍🎄 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

14 — FAQ

Mx Claus emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🧑‍🎄 Mx Claus emoji mean?
Generally, when someone sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, they’re just wishing you a happy Christmas or celebrating the festive season. It’s a simple way to express holiday cheer in a text. It doesn’t always have a hidden meaning, just a friendly greeting.
What does 🧑‍🎄 mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, she’s likely just being friendly and wishing you a happy Christmas. It’s a common, lighthearted way to acknowledge the holiday. Don’t overthink it – she probably just wants to spread some festive vibes.
What does 🧑‍🎄 mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you the 🧑‍🎄 emoji, he’s probably wishing you a happy holiday or just acknowledging Christmas. It’s a straightforward way to show he’s thinking of you during the festive period. It’s a casual, positive message.
How do you reply to the 🧑‍🎄 emoji?
If someone sends you 🧑‍🎄, you could reply with: “Merry Christmas! 🧑‍🎄”, “Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday! 🧑‍🎄🎁”, “Feeling festive! 🧑‍🎄✨”, or “Let’s celebrate! 🧑‍🎄🎉”.
What else is the 🧑‍🎄 emoji called?
Mx Claus is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “celebration emoji”, “Christmas emoji”, “claus emoji”, “fairy emoji”, “fantasy emoji”, “holiday emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384.
What is the Unicode code for 🧑‍🎄?
The Mx Claus emoji is U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F384, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). In HTML you can write it as 🧑‍🎄, and in CSS as \1F9D1\200D\1F384.
How do I copy and paste the 🧑‍🎄 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🧑‍🎄 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :mx_claus: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🧑‍🎄 look the same on every phone?
No. Mx Claus is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F9D1. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.