U+2744 · Dingbats

Snowflake ❄

The snowflake symbol represents snow, cold weather, winter and freezing temperatures. It is used in forecasts, holiday greetings, winter sales and on labels for frozen or air-conditioned products, and many devices display it as an emoji. In product labels, it may indicate items that should be kept frozen.

UnicodeU+2744

HTML❄

❄︎U+2744

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+2744`
Decimal	`10052`
HTML (hex)	`❄`
HTML (decimal)	`❄`
CSS	`\2744`
JavaScript	`\u2744`
Python	`\u2744`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9D 84`
UTF-16	`2744`
URL-encoded	`%E2%9D%84`

Character details

Official name	SNOWFLAKE
Unicode block	Dingbats
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Weather & Nature
Emoji	Yes – has an emoji presentation

How to type ❄

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “snowflake”.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2744 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “snowflake”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “snowflake”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2744.

iPhone & Android

Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “snowflake”.
Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “snowflake” or enter U+2744.
HTML: ❄
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(10052)

Examples

❄ Snow expected overnight
❄ Winter sale: 30% off
Keep frozen ❄

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It is similar to ❆ (U+2746, HEAVY CHEVRON SNOWFLAKE) and ❅ (U+2745, TIGHT TRIFOLIATE SNOWFLAKE), decorative dingbat variants.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.