Click any Christmas symbol to copy it: emoji like ๐ ๐ ๐ or flat text symbols like โ๏ธ โ๏ธ โ that work in usernames and plain text. Ready-made Merry Christmas borders are further down.
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (โ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for โchristmas treeโ.
In Microsoft Word, type 1F384 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + โ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for โchristmas treeโ.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings โบ General โบ Keyboard โบ Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings โบ Dictionary โบ Personal dictionary).
Christmas symbols come in two styles. Emoji such as ๐ ๐ ๐ and ๐ฆ are full-color pictures, drawn a little differently by Apple, Google, Samsung and Windows. Text symbols such as โ๏ธ โ๏ธ โ โ and ๐ญ are flat characters that take the color of the text around them, so they fit usernames, game names and plain-text places where color emoji look out of place.
Some characters can show either way. The snowman โ๏ธ and the snowflake โ๏ธ have both a flat text look and a color emoji look; on this site they copy in text style by default, and you can open a symbol's details to pick the emoji style. The snowman without snow โ๏ธ is a separate character that most phones show as a color emoji.
What the Christmas symbols stand for
The decorated evergreen ๐ is a German custom that spread around the world in the 1800s. Stars โ recall the Star of Bethlehem, bells ๐ ring in the season, candles ๐ฏ๏ธ and lights brighten the darkest weeks of the northern winter, and Santa Claus ๐ with his reindeer ๐ฆ grew out of the old traditions of St. Nicholas.
The word Xmas is not a modern way to drop Christ from Christmas. The X is the Greek letter chi (ฮง), the first letter of ฮงฯฮนฯฯฯฯ, the Greek word for Christ, and the abbreviation has been around for centuries. It is perfect for short captions like โฉ Xmas โฉ.
How to type Christmas symbols
On a phone, open the emoji keyboard and search for "Christmas", "snow" or "Santa". On Windows, press Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel; on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space. For the flat snowman โ๏ธ in Microsoft Word, type 2603 and press Alt + X.
For a card or caption, copy a whole line from the Merry Christmas borders above and paste it into a message, an Instagram caption or a Discord status. For matching winter decorations, see snowflake symbols and winter symbols, or turn your greeting into a fancy font with the fancy text generator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy and paste Christmas symbols?
Click or tap any symbol on this page and it is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Command + V on a Mac, or a long press and Paste on a phone.
Is there a text Christmas tree symbol?
The only Christmas tree character is the ๐ emoji. For a flat look, many people use the tree-shaped โ instead; more options are on the tree symbol page.
What does Xmas mean?
Xmas is a short form of Christmas. The X is the Greek letter chi (ฮง), the first letter of the Greek word for Christ.