What does ☃️ Snowman mean?
A snowman with snow falling around it. It stands for winter, snow days, Christmas and the holiday season in general. People use it for building snowmen, festive greetings, winter fun and cosy weekends. ⛄ is the same idea without the falling snow, and the two are often used interchangeably.
☃️ Snowman is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about cold, man and snow.
Example messages
☃️ Snowman on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Snowman looks on each platform.
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Snowman emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Snowman emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ☃️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :snowman:.
When was the Snowman emoji added?
☃️ Snowman was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ☃️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Snowman. The underlying code (U+2603 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.