Snowman
Also called SNOWMAN, U+2603, weather emoji
Unicode character. A code point, not a station model or a forecast icon.
Weather charactersSnowman meaning
U+2603 SNOWMAN is a Unicode character of a snowman. It does not mean snow is forecast, and it is not the snowflake.
At a glance
- System
- Unicode character
- Code point
- U+2603
- Official name
- SNOWMAN
- Not the same as
- A forecast icon or a station-model sign
U+2603 SNOWMAN. A figure, not a snow forecast and not a snow shower.
The name. Unicode name SNOWMAN, U+2603. The picture on a phone is the vendor’s. The character is the code point.
Where it comes from
Miscellaneous Symbols names it SNOWMAN. Snow, heavy snow, and snow showers are WWIS forecast labels. The snowflake is U+2744. Cloud with snow is U+1F328. A snowman is a person built of snow, which presumes snow already fell and someone stacked it. That is not a meteorological element. Forecasts do not issue a snowman icon in the tables used here.
The line drawing is original to this cabinet. It is not an agency logo, a vendor icon, or the emoji for the same idea.
Weather
What it means
It is a winter figure you can type. People use it to mean snow, Christmas, or cold. The snow page is where the forecast lives. Mixing them is how a text message gets mistaken for a weather code.
Variants
Vendor art
Apple, Google, and other vendors draw one code point in different colors and shapes. None of those drawings is a WMO icon, and none of them is the line art on this page.
Worth knowing
- U+2603 is the Unicode name SNOWMAN. Vendors may draw it as a color emoji. The character is still the code point. Source
Questions
Does a snowman emoji mean it will snow?
No. U+2603 is a character named SNOWMAN. A snow forecast is the snow icon, and snow showers are a separate label.
What is the code point?
U+2603, official name SNOWMAN.
Near this
- SnowA forecast icon for expected snow. Not a snow shower, not sleet, and not a snowman.
- SnowflakeU+2744 SNOWFLAKE, a dingbat. Not a snow forecast, and not a snow shower.
- Cloud with snowU+1F328 CLOUD WITH SNOW. Not a snow forecast, and not a snow shower.
- Snow showerA forecast icon for snow that starts and stops. Not a steady snow icon.
Sources
Named when the entry depends on a text, a date, or a standard. Catalog numbers are not invented.
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Private. It stays in this browser and never joins the canon.
symbol.wiki, edited as Sigilla. Last reviewed 18 October 2026. A reading of public tradition, not a ruling.