Man surfing: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium skin tone balancing on a surfboard, riding the crest of a blue ocean wave. The figure is depicted in a classic surfing stance with his arms outstretched for balance.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for planning beach trips, discussing water sports, or signaling that you are busy enjoying the outdoors. It frequently appears alongside 🌊, 🏖️, or ☀️ to capture the vibe of a summer vacation or a day spent at the coast.

History

Surfing was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The gender-neutral surfer was later expanded with ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequences in 2016 to allow for specific gender and skin tone variations, reflecting a broader push for inclusive character representation in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🏄🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c4_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC4;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

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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