Cold Emojis
10 emojis tagged cold in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Cold emojis cover low temperatures and winter — 🧊 ice, ⛄ snowman without snow, 💧 droplet, 🧣 scarf, 🧥 coat, 😅 grinning face with sweat (sweating from cold stress), 😷 face with medical mask, 🥶 cold face, ❄ snowflake, ☃ snowman, ⛷ skier, 🏂 snowboarder, and 🧤 gloves. The 🥶 cold face (added 2018) became immediately popular for both literal cold and metaphorical 'too cold' (impressive). Use them in winter posts, AC-room jokes, ice-bath/cold-plunge content, and the universal 'it's freezing' update.
Frequently asked about cold emojis
What does 🥶 (cold face) mean as slang?
🥶 has dual meaning: literally freezing or sick, and metaphorically 'too cold' (slang for impressive or savage in hip-hop and Black Twitter culture). 'His bars were 🥶' means his lyrics were elite. The blue-tinted face with icicles makes it visually distinct from other negative-affect emojis.
Why is 😅 (sweat) in the cold category?
Unicode tags 😅 with 'cold' because cold sweat is a real physiological response to stress or fear. The bead of sweat on the otherwise grinning face suggests nervous laughter or 'phew, close call' relief. Most users associate 😅 with awkwardness rather than literal cold, but the tag persists.
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