Man walking facing right: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A figure of a man with medium-light skin walking towards the right, depicted in a steady, upright stride. The design features a neutral posture typical of a pedestrian caught in motion.
Usage Context
Used to describe commuting, taking a walk, or heading out to a specific destination. People often use it to signal they are stepping away from their keyboard or to represent the act of traveling by foot. It is frequently paired with the 🏃 emoji when the pace needs to shift from a casual stroll to a run.
History
While the basic walking man originated in early Unicode sets, the specific modifier system allowing for skin tone variations was introduced in 2015. This allowed for more representative avatars in digital messaging, reflecting the diverse global user base of modern smartphone platforms.
Details
Glyph
🚶🏼♂➡
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_1f3fc_200d_2642_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
����‍♂‍➡
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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