Travel & Places · Emoji 0.7
☃️Snowman Emoji
Generally, the snowman emoji just means a snowman. It’s a visual representation of the winter season.
The ☃️ emoji is a snowman.
- Unicode
- U+2603 U+FE0F
- Released
- 2014
- Shortcode
- :snowman:
- Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the ☃️ Snowman emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 3.
02 — Platforms
Snowman emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+2603 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your snowman looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Snowman emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :snowman:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the snowman, code point U+2603.
04 — How to type
How to type the ☃️ Snowman emoji
Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+2603 when there is no key at all.
05 — Download
Snowman emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
06 — Combinations
Snowman emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around snowman for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →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.
07 — In conversation
What ☃️ means from a girl or a guy
The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.
08 — Apps
What ☃️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the snowman lands changes how it is taken.
10 — Difference
☃️ vs ⛄ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Snowman
Code: U+2603 U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :snowman:
Generally, the snowman emoji just means a snowman.
Unicode name: Snowman Without Snow
Code: U+26C4 · added 2010
Shortcode: :snowman_without_snow:
Generally, it just means a snowman!
11 — History
Where the ☃️ Snowman emoji came from
Approved as part of Emoji 0.7, the snowman has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 12.
Snowman was approved as U+2603 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ☃️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
12 — FAQ