Winter symbols copy and paste, 75 tiles in two kinds. Emoji lead, Snowflake first, U+2744. Plain characters follow: two more snowflakes, four asterisks, a minus sign. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files one emoji under winter, and it is a leafless tree.
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One emoji for winter, ten for snow
CLDR's one winter emoji is Leafless tree, which it also files under bare, barren, dead and drought. Snowflake gets cold, snow and weather. Snow finds ten emoji and nine are here, Shovel included. The tenth is a second snowman, and snowman emoji has both. Cold finds fourteen, three of them faces that are sweating.
Snowflakes that are not emoji
Three Unicode characters have snowflake in their names. One is the emoji. β and β are Dingbats with no emoji form, so they take the colour of your words. Text snowflakes, no emoji adds four asterisks and an asterism. One asterisk has eight spokes by name. Wikipedia's Snowflake article gives a snow crystal six arms, so that one is overqualified.
Tips
Ice emoji copy and paste starts with Ice, U+1F9CA. CLDR files six under ice: three desserts, plus the cube, Ice skate and Ice hockey here.
Frost has no emoji, CLDR word or Unicode name. Type it and six tiles answer: Cold face through CLDR's frostbite, five through words we added.
The only character named for winter is a mahjong tile, U+1F029, in Winter symbols, no emoji beside the real minus sign and the degree sign.
Questions and answers
Is there a winter emoji?
One, by CLDR's filing: Leafless tree, Emoji 16.0. No emoji has winter in its name, and the snowflake is filed under cold, snow and weather. Every tile here answers to winter in the search box, the tree included.
How do I get a snowflake that is not an emoji?
Three ways. Tap Snowflake with Text style on, and U+2744 arrives as a plain character. β and β have no emoji form at all. Failing those, the last of the Winter lines is asterisks and full stops. Star symbols has plain-text stars.
Which tiles need a newer phone?
Leafless tree and Shovel, both Emoji 16.0. Polar bear, Teapot and Fondue are 13.0. Older phones draw an empty box. The border row in Winter lines is winter emojis copy and paste at its safest: snowflake and penguin, both Emoji 0.6. Cold emoji has more.
π¨οΈCloud with snowU+1F328 U+FE0F. Unicode's notes call it snow showers. CLDR files it under cloud, cold and snow, and it has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
π«οΈFogU+1F32B U+FE0F. Three search words in CLDR: cloud, fog and weather. It has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
πͺΎLeafless treeU+1FABE. The only emoji CLDR files under winter. It also gets bare, barren, dead and drought, which reads like a review. Emoji 16.0.
πͺShovelU+1FA8F. One of the ten emoji CLDR files under snow. It also gets bury, garden and spade. Emoji 16.0.
ποΈSnow-capped mountainU+1F3D4 U+FE0F. CLDR files it under cold, mountain and snow. It has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
βοΈSnowflakeU+2744 U+FE0F. CLDR files it under cold, snow and weather, and not under winter. It has a plain text form, so Text style makes it an ordinary character. Emoji 0.6.
βοΈSnowmanU+2603 U+FE0F. Unicode's notes call it snowy weather. One snowman is the ration on this page. The snowman page has the other one. Emoji 0.7.
π¬οΈWind faceU+1F32C U+FE0F. Unicode's own name for it is Wind blowing face. CLDR files it under blow, cloud and wind. Emoji 0.7.
Show all 75 winter symbols (67 more)
Ice emoji 7
π₯ΆCold faceU+1F976. Unicode's own name for it is Freezing face. It is the only emoji CLDR files under freezing, frostbite, subzero and icicles. Emoji 11.0.
π₯Curling stoneU+1F94C. CLDR files it under curling, game, rock and stone. Not under ice, which it never leaves. Emoji 5.0.
π§IceU+1F9CA. Unicode's own name for it is Ice cube. CLDR files it under cold, cube, ice and iceberg, and it is the only emoji under iceberg. Emoji 12.0.
πIce hockeyU+1F3D2. Unicode's own name runs to Ice hockey stick and puck. CLDR files it under hockey, ice, puck and stick. Emoji 1.0.
βΈοΈIce skateU+26F8 U+FE0F. Unicode's notes call it ice skating rink. CLDR files it under ice, skate and skating, and it has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
π§PenguinU+1F427. The only emoji CLDR files under antarctica. It gets bird and ornithology too. The one other emoji with the word is a flag, which has it in its name. Emoji 0.6.
π»ββοΈPolar bearU+1F43B U+200D U+2744 U+FE0F. Two emoji joined into one: a bear and a snowflake. It is the only emoji CLDR files under arctic. Emoji 13.0.
Snow sports 5
π Mountain cablewayU+1F6A0. CLDR files it under gondola, lift and ski. Emoji 1.0.
β·οΈSkierU+26F7 U+FE0F. Unicode's notes call it ski resort. CLDR files it under ski and snow, and it has a plain text form. Emoji 0.7.
πΏSkisU+1F3BF. Unicode's own name for it is Ski and ski boot. CLDR files it under ski, snow and sport. Emoji 0.6.
π·SledU+1F6F7. Unicode's notes add sledge and toboggan. CLDR adds luge and sleigh. Five words, one emoji. Emoji 5.0.
πSnowboarderU+1F3C2. CLDR files it under ski, snow and snowboard. The only tile on this page that takes the five skin tones. Emoji 0.6.
Keeping warm 10
π§₯CoatU+1F9E5. The only emoji CLDR files under brr. It gets bundle, cold and jacket too. Emoji 5.0.
π₯FireU+1F525. CLDR files it under burn, flame and lit. It files nothing under fireplace, so that part is ours. Emoji 0.6.
π«FondueU+1FAD5. One of the five emoji CLDR files under ski, and the only one you eat. It gets cheese, chocolate and melted too. Emoji 13.0.
π§€GlovesU+1F9E4. Two search words in CLDR: gloves and hand. No emoji is named for a mitten and CLDR files nothing under mittens. Emoji 5.0.
βHot beverageU+2615. Unicode's notes say tea or coffee, depending on locale. CLDR files it under chai, coffee and tea, and nothing under cocoa. It has a plain text form. Emoji 0.6.
π²Pot of foodU+1F372. The only emoji CLDR files under stew. It shares soup with the steaming bowl. Emoji 0.6.
π§£ScarfU+1F9E3. CLDR files it under bundle, cold and neck. Emoji 5.0.
π§¦SocksU+1F9E6. Two search words in CLDR: socks and stocking. Emoji 5.0.
π«TeapotU+1FAD6. CLDR files it under brew, pot and tea. For when one cup is not going to cover it. Emoji 13.0.
π§ΆYarnU+1F9F6. The only emoji CLDR files under knit. It gets ball and crochet as well. Emoji 11.0.
Text snowflakes, no emoji 7
βAsterismU+2042 Asterism. A punctuation mark from the General Punctuation block. Here it is a very small snowfall.
βBalloon-spoked asteriskU+2749 Balloon-spoked asterisk. Unicode's notes give it one other name: jack. Another Dingbat that passes for a snowflake.
βEight-spoked propeller asteriskU+274A Eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk. Eight spokes, by name. Wikipedia's Snowflake article gives a snow crystal six arms, so this one is showing off.
βHeavy chevron snowflakeU+2746 Heavy chevron snowflake. The third and last character with snowflake in its Unicode name. A plain character with no emoji form at all.
βHeavy propeller asteriskU+274B Heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk. The bold one. Unicode's notes call it a turbofan, and we call it a snowflake.
β»Teardrop-spoked asteriskU+273B Teardrop-spoked asterisk. Unicode files it as an asterisk, in the Dingbats block. We file it as snow.
β Tight trifoliate snowflakeU+2745 Tight trifoliate snowflake. One code point after the snowflake emoji. Not an emoji, so it takes the colour and size of your words.
Winter symbols, no emoji 10
ε―Cold, as a Han characterU+5BD2. Unihan defines it as cold, wintry, chilly.
Β°Degree signU+00B0 Degree sign. One character, and it goes after the number.
ιFrost, as a Han characterU+971C. Unihan defines it as frost; crystallized; candied. No emoji and no other Unicode name has the word frost.
ε°Ice, as a Han characterU+51B0. Unihan defines it as ice; ice-cold.
βΌKangxi radical iceU+2F0E Kangxi radical ice. Unicode's notes number it Kangxi Radical 15. It is a dictionary heading, and whether it shows depends on the fonts a device has.
βMinus signU+2212 Minus sign. The real minus sign. Unicode's notes point from it to the hyphen-minus, which is the key on your keyboard. For temperatures that start with one.
π²Shavian letter iceU+10472 Shavian letter ice. One of eight characters with the word ice in its Unicode name. It is a letter of an alphabet, not ice, and few fonts have it.
ιͺSnow, as a Han characterU+96EA. Unihan defines it as snow; wipe away shame, avenge. The second half is not the weather.
ε¬Winter, as a Han characterU+51AC. Unihan defines it as winter, 11th lunar month.
Winter lines 13
* . * . * . *Keyboard only: snow on one line
βοΈπ§βοΈπ§βοΈBorder row, penguins between flakes
β β β β β No emoji: a divider of text snowflakes
βοΈ First snow βοΈFor the photo of a windowsill
πΏ Gone skiing ποΈOut of office
βοΈ Hello winter βοΈA flake at both ends
π₯Ά It is cold. That is the whole update π₯ΆA weather report
βοΈ Let it snow βοΈPermission, granted
π§ Mind the ice π§Public service, two cubes
β Not going out until spring βA statement of intent
𧣠Stay warm out there π§€Sign-off for a cold week
β Warm wishes βNo emoji: a text snowflake each side
Winter text art 5
Bobble hatEleven emoji are filed under hat in CLDR and none of them is knitted. Seven lines, 15 columns.
IciclesFive of them under a gutter, two longer than the rest. Four lines, 25 columns.
IglooNo emoji is named igloo and CLDR files nothing under the word. Seven lines of plain ASCII, 22 columns wide.
MittenOne mitten, thumb out. No emoji is named for one, so this is eight lines of ASCII, 13 columns wide.
Mug of cocoaLabelled, because CLDR files nothing under cocoa. Seven lines, 12 columns.
Winter emoji combos 10
πͺ΅π₯βπBy the fireWood, then fire, then hot beverage, then books. CLDR files nothing under fireplace, cozy or blanket. This is the workaround.
π»π€HibernationBear, then ZZZ. CLDR files nothing under hibernate. A bear and some sleep will do.
π«βHot chocolate, the long wayChocolate bar, then hot beverage. No emoji is named hot chocolate and CLDR files nothing under cocoa. Stir.
β οΈπ§πIcy roadsWarning, then ice, then automobile. The travel news, in three tiles.
π¨οΈπ«βπ·No school todayCloud with snow, then school, then cross mark, then sled. The forecast, the consequence and the plan.
π»βοΈThe polar bear, taken apartBear, then snowflake. The polar bear emoji is these two with an invisible joiner between them. Apart, they are a bear in bad weather.
ποΈπ β·οΈπ«Ski tripSnow-capped mountain, then mountain cableway, then skier, then fondue. CLDR files the last three under ski, the fondue included.
βοΈπ¨π₯Snowball, in flightSnowflake, then dashing away, then collision. No emoji is named snowball. This is one on its way, and then arriving.
βοΈβοΈβοΈSnowman in the snowSnowflake, then snowman, then snowflake. The only snowman combo on this page. The snowman page has the others, and the carrot.
π§£π§€π§₯π§¦Wrapped upScarf, then gloves, then coat, then socks. CLDR files the scarf and the coat under cold. The gloves and the socks are on their own.
How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. The search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml, main branch). CLDR lists winter for one emoji, the leafless tree, and no emoji name holds the word, so the snowflake leads the first group as our own choice. CLDR lists snow for ten emoji (nine are here; the tenth is snowman without snow), cold for fourteen (three of them faces with sweat), ice for six (soft ice cream, shaved ice, ice cream, ice, ice hockey, ice skate), ski for five (skier, snowboarder, skis, mountain cableway, fondue), arctic for the polar bear only, brr for the coat only, knit for the yarn only, stew for the pot of food only, and freezing, frostbite, subzero and icicles for the cold face only. It lists nothing under frost, mitten, igloo, icicle, cocoa, fireplace, cozy, blanket, hibernate, snowball, blizzard, beanie or thaw. The warm group is our own choice of what a cold day needs. The text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). Every character that is not an emoji was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and a note that names a character uses its name from that file. UnicodeData.txt has one character with winter in its name (Mahjong tile winter, one of four season tiles), three with snowflake (the emoji and two Dingbats), none with frost, and eight with the word ice (ice cube, ice skate, ice hockey stick and puck, soft ice cream, shaved ice, ice cream, Kangxi radical ice and Shavian letter ice). The Unicode names Ice cube, Freezing face, Wind blowing face, Ski and ski boot and Ice hockey stick and puck, and the glosses snow showers, snowy weather, ski resort, ice skating rink, sledge and toboggan, tea or coffee depending on locale, jack, turbofan and Kangxi Radical 15, come from NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt). Meanings of Chinese characters come from the kDefinition field of Unihan_Readings.txt in Unihan.zip, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). That a snow crystal grows six arms was read in Wikipedia's Snowflake article on 2026-09-19 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake). The 13 lines, 5 ASCII drawings and 10 combos are this site's own work: the emoji in them are fetched by name from emoji-test.txt and the drawings were made for this page. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work