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: