Horse racing Emoji

People

A side-profile graphic of a jockey wearing a cap and silks, crouched low over a galloping horse. The rider is depicted mid-stride, captured in the classic posture of a high-speed turf or dirt track race.

Usage Context

Widely used to represent sporting events, the excitement of gambling, or simply a fast-paced activity. It is frequently sent during major events like the Kentucky Derby or the Grand National, often alongside 🐎 or 💰 to denote a high-stakes wager.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the horse racing emoji was inspired by the specific pictograms found on early Japanese mobile phone networks. It serves as a digital nod to the long-standing cultural popularity of horse racing as both a televised sport and a global pastime.

Details

Glyph

🏇

Unicode

U+1F3C7

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c7:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC7;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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