Christmas Kaomoji

Santa, reindeer, snowmen and gift-giving faces in plain text for cards, captions and December chats. One tap copies a face.

Christmas kaomoji mix Japanese text faces with a few seasonal characters. ❄ (U+2744) scatters snow around a face, ☃ (U+2603) is a text snowman, and Ψ, the Greek capital psi, sits on both sides of a face like a pair of antlers to make a reindeer. Santa is older than kaomoji: *<|:-) is a Western sideways emoticon where *<| is the hat with its bobble. Most of these get sent from early December through Christmas Day on 25 December, and the snow and shivering faces keep working all winter. The emoji side of the season, 🎄 🎅 🎁 and the rest, is on the Christmas symbols page linked below.

Santa

Santa Kaomoji

Western Santa emoticons read sideways, and Japanese faces that bring 🎅 along.

Santa Emoticon
Laughing Santa
Cheering With Santa
Santa Arrives
Ho Ho Ho
Reindeer

Reindeer Kaomoji

Ψ on each side draws the antlers, and ᴥ is the snout. Swap the nose for ◉ to get Rudolph.

Reindeer
Rudolph's Red Nose
Sleepy Reindeer
Reindeer Friend
Snow & Snowmen

Snow and Snowman Kaomoji

❄ falls around the face and ☃ stands next to it. These suit any cold day, not only Christmas.

Happy in the Snow
Catching a Snowflake
Snowy Smile
Built a Snowman
Hugging a Snowman
Shivering
Snowball Fight
Hot Cocoa to Warm Up
Gifts & Trees

Gift and Christmas Tree Kaomoji

Faces handing over a present or standing by the tree, for thank-you messages and gift photos.

Handing Over a Gift
Gift With a Kiss
Surprised by a Present
Between Two Trees
Decorating the Tree
Excited for Christmas
Merry Christmas Banner
Frequently Asked Questions

Christmas Kaomoji, Answered

What does *<|:-) mean?

It is Santa Claus as a sideways Western emoticon. Tilt your head left: *<| is the pointed hat with its bobble, : is the eyes, the hyphen is the nose and ) is the smile. Swap ) for D and he is laughing.

How do I make a reindeer kaomoji?

Put Ψ, the Greek capital letter psi, on both sides of a face with an animal snout, as in Ψ(•ᴥ•)Ψ. Its three prongs look like antlers. For Rudolph, replace the snout with a filled circle such as ◉.

Which snowflake character is used in these faces?

❄, U+2744 SNOWFLAKE from the Dingbats block. Many phones show it in color as the snowflake emoji. The text snowman ☃ is U+2603, a separate character from the ⛄ emoji.

Build a face that is not on this page

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Related Resources

Christmas Symbols

🎄 🎅 ❄ ☃ and festive Unicode symbols to copy.

Christmas

Christmas fonts, symbols and ideas gathered for the season.

Text Faces & Kaomoji

The full kaomoji hub: every mood of Japanese text face in one place.

Kaomoji Generator

Build your own face by picking the eyes, mouth, arms and extras.