Technical information

Symbol
NameSnowman
Unicode numberU+2603
CategoryWeather symbolsSnow symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ☃, or U+2603, is named "Snowman". It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block, which contains various symbols that don't fit into other specific blocks. This character falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents a stylized snowman, typically composed of three stacked circles or spheres to represent snowballs, with added marks to indicate eyes, a nose, arms, and sometimes a hat or scarf. This iconic winter figure is commonly associated with cold weather, winter activities, holidays, and festivities. In digital communications, it is frequently used to denote the winter season, cold weather, or festive moods, particularly in the context of Christmas and other winter holidays. Its specific usage can vary depending on cultural and contextual factors.

Encoding

HTML Entity☃
HTML Entity (hex)☃
URL Escape Code%E2%98%83
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x98 0x83
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011000:10000011
UTF-160x2603
UTF-320x00002603

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2603"
CSS Code\2603
JavaScript"\u2603"
Perl\x{2603}
Python 2u"\u2603"
Python 3\u2603
Ruby\u{2603}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ☃ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9731;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2603";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References