Winking Santa SVG

About this design

This Santa knows something you do not, maybe what is in your stocking. He gives a cheeky wink with one eye closed and the other bright and open, smiling broadly under a curled mustache. His beard is full and round, and his hat has a thick fur trim. It is one of the most expressive faces in the collection.

The face has six pieces and eight cut-outs for the eyes, smile and beard. Some of those details are fine, so it does not pass our automated cut checks at small sizes and is listed for print and web. It cuts well from about 6 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, forming the beard, eyes and trim
• Design in red, with those details cut out

Playful projects

• Secret Santa gift bags and tags.
• Mugs printed with sublimation.
• Kids’ shirts cut at 8 inches or more.
• Christmas party invitations printed at 300 DPI.
• Stickers for gift wrap, printed with an offset border.
• Photo booth backdrop decals.

Size and cutting tips

For cutting, start at 6.5 inches wide and use a fresh blade; weed the eyes and smile first so the expression stays crisp. For printing, any size works with a 300 DPI PNG.

Step by step: Secret Santa gift bags

1. In the editor, add a white offset border and set the size to 3 inches.
2. Download a PNG at 300 DPI.
3. Print a sheet of stickers on printable sticker paper and cut them out.
4. Stick one on each kraft gift bag.
5. Write “Shh, it’s from Santa” on the tag.

Color ideas

• Red and cream, the classic
• Black and white for a comic-book look
• Green and gold for a festive card

Good to know

The wink depends on the difference between the two eyes. If you shrink the design below its smallest size, the closed eye can disappear, so stay large for cutting.

Design notes

Compared with the other Santa faces in this collection, this one has the most expression packed into a small area: an open eye, a closed eye, raised cheeks and a lopsided smile. That expression is why it works so well in print, where every line stays sharp.

If you want a winking Santa for vinyl at smaller sizes, use the editor’s thickness control to bolden the details slightly before downloading, and always do a test cut.

Pairs well with

The Jolly Santa Face is a happy companion, and Nice-ish adds a funny line.