

CHRISTMAS EMOJI COPY AND PASTE SKIN
Skin tones for family emojis are supported on some platforms, but hasn't been recommended by Unicode due to the 7,000+ combinations required if each family member could have their own skin tone. Image: Emojipedia mockup using Apple images. Due to this, most platforms only allow yellow instead of this. Above: Over 7,000 emojis would be required if each family member could have their own skin tone.


Of course everyone's family doesn't look the same, and there are 25 other family emojis available where the gender of each family member is specified: This list includes one 👪 Family emoji, broadly intended to cover the concept of a family unit. The former has existed as a black and white Unicode character since 1993, while the latter was derived from Japanese emoji characters dating back to 1997.Ĭhristmas - as with many holidays - is often considered a time for family. ☃️ Snowman and ⛄ Snowman Without Snow are both very similar, but had different origins. The ambiguity of the emoji keyboard can be a strength. Out of context, it works just as easily as a church bell. 🔔 Bell was originally intended for notifications or alerts, and paired with 🔕 Bell with Slash to silence alerts. 🛐 Place of Worship is an emoji designed to symbolize any location designated for prayer or religious activity. 🧝 Elf isn't necessarily in the style that you might find helping Santa, but is included to be comprehensive. Looking at the list, a few are a bit tenuous. Depending on exactly how broad you consider a Christmas emoji list to be, this is what we've come up with as of December 2020:
