The Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone emoji (🧑🏽🎄) shows a gender-neutral Santa figure with a medium skin tone, used to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season. It lets people represent a Claus who is neither Mr. nor Mrs., and it works for festive greetings, gift talk, and December cheer.
What Does the Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone Emoji Mean?
This emoji represents a gender-neutral Santa Claus with a medium skin tone, wearing the classic red holiday outfit.
The word "Mx" is a title used in place of Mr. or Mrs. for people who do not identify as male or female, or who simply prefer a neutral honorific. Pairing it with Claus gives you a Santa figure that is not tied to a gender. In practice, people reach for it to mean "Santa" while still reflecting a more inclusive take on the character.
The medium skin tone matters too. It lets someone choose a Claus who looks like them, their family, or the community they are greeting, instead of defaulting to a single look.
Quick facts about this emoji
- Category: People & Body
- Unicode name: MX CLAUS: MEDIUM SKIN TONE
- Codepoints: U+1F9D1, U+1F3FD, U+200D, U+1F384
- Unicode and Emoji version: 13.0
- Shortcode: :mx_claus_medium_skin_tone:
How Is the Mx Claus Emoji Built From Other Emojis?
It is a sequence of four codepoints joined together, which is why it appears as a single picture on supported devices.
The sequence starts with U+1F9D1 (the gender-neutral "person" emoji), adds U+1F3FD (the medium skin tone modifier), then a zero width joiner (U+200D), and finally U+1F384 (the Christmas tree). Devices that understand the sequence combine all four parts into one Mx Claus figure. Devices that do not may show the pieces separately, such as a person followed by a tree.
This is also why the page lists skin tone support as "No" for further modification. The skin tone is already part of this specific emoji, so you pick the shade you want by choosing the matching variant, not by applying another modifier. The base version without a skin tone has its own page: Mx Claus emoji.
How Do You Use the Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone Emoji?
Use it any time you would use a Santa emoji but want a more inclusive or personalized look.
It fits naturally into holiday greetings, gift announcements, party invitations, and countdown posts. Because it reads as a person in a Santa outfit, it also works when you are referring to yourself or a friend playing Santa at a gathering.
Here are a few realistic ways people might use it:
- Secret Santa names are drawn and I'm already stressing about the budget 🧑🏽🎄🎁
- Our office holiday party is Friday, and yes, I volunteered to be Santa this year 🧑🏽🎄
- Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, wishing you a warm and cozy December 🧑🏽🎄✨
Using it to represent yourself
Some people use the emoji as a stand-in for their own holiday persona, especially in group chats or family threads.
If your skin tone is medium and you prefer a gender-neutral label, this emoji can feel more like "you" than a traditional Santa. That personal fit is a big part of why skin-tone and gender-neutral options exist in the first place.
What Does 🧑🏽🎄 Mean in Texting and on Social Media?
In texting and on social media, it signals Christmas spirit, gift-giving, or a festive mood, with an inclusive touch.
Captions for holiday photos, decorating posts, and gift guides are typical places to see it. In a text thread, it can stand in for the whole idea of "Santa is coming" or announce that you are in full holiday mode.
It also carries a mild message of inclusion. Choosing this emoji over a classic Santa can quietly say that the holiday belongs to everyone, whatever their gender or skin tone.
- Greeting: Happy holidays, everyone 🧑🏽🎄
- Gift talk: Wrapping presents until midnight 🧑🏽🎄🎁
- Countdown: Ten days until Christmas 🧑🏽🎄
How Does the Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone Emoji Look on Different Platforms?
Each platform draws its own version of the artwork, but they all show a person in a Santa-style outfit with a medium skin tone.
Emoji designs are not identical across systems. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp, and Twitter each have their own illustration style, so details such as the hat, outfit trim, and facial features can differ from one to the next. The overall idea stays the same, but if appearance matters, preview the emoji on the platform where you will post.
This emoji arrived with Unicode 13.0 and Emoji 13.0, so older software may not display it correctly. Support is listed as:
- Apple: iOS 14.2+, macOS 11.0+
- Google: Android 11.0+
- Microsoft: Windows 10 May 2021+
- Samsung: One UI 3.1+
- Meta: WhatsApp 2.21+
- Twitter: Twemoji 13.0+
If a friend has an older phone, they might see a person emoji and a tree instead of one combined figure. That is a limitation of their software, not an error in what you sent.
Which Emojis Pair Well With 🧑🏽🎄?
Gift, tree, snow, and star emojis are the most natural companions, since they reinforce the Christmas theme.
Think of pairing as a way to set the tone. Add a gift or tree for a classic holiday message, or combine it with a reaction emoji for a more playful one.
- 🎁 or 🎄: gift exchanges and decorating posts
- ❄️ or ⭐: cozy winter greetings
- 👍 Thumbs Up: approving a holiday plan or confirming a Secret Santa swap
- 👀 Eyes: hinting that you know what someone is getting for Christmas
For a more comedic spin, a shrug or facepalm can fit holiday chaos. The woman shrugging emoji works for "no idea what to buy," while the woman facepalming emoji suits last-minute gift disasters.
When Should You Avoid the Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone Emoji?
Skip it when the holiday context does not apply or when you are unsure the recipient's device can display it.
Christmas is not celebrated by everyone, so in a mixed or professional group, a more general greeting may be a safer choice outside the holiday season. Sending a Santa figure in July, for example, can read as confusing unless you are clearly joking.
There is also a practical consideration. Because this emoji requires Unicode 13.0 support, recipients on older operating systems may see broken characters. If your message depends on the emoji to make sense, add words alongside it so nothing is lost.
Choosing the right version
If you want the neutral, unshaded look instead of the medium skin tone, use the base Mx Claus emoji. Pick the shade that best matches how you want to be represented, since the skin tone is built into each variant.
Where Can You Find More Emojis Like This One?
This emoji lives in the People & Body category, which holds people, gestures, and role-based figures.
If you enjoy characters like this, browse the full People & Body emoji category for other role and costume options, such as the ninja emoji. You can also check trending emojis to see what people are using right now, or use the Emoji Translator to turn a holiday message into emojis quickly.
How Do You Copy and Paste the Mx Claus: Medium Skin Tone Emoji?
Click the emoji on this page and it is copied to your clipboard in one step, ready to paste anywhere.
After copying, paste it into a text message, social post, email, or document with your usual paste shortcut (Ctrl+V on Windows, Cmd+V on Mac, or a long press on mobile). Check that it displays as a single figure before sending, especially if you are posting to a platform you rarely use.
Copy it here: 🧑🏽🎄. Keep this page bookmarked during December, and you will always have a quick way to grab it when the holiday messages start rolling in.
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