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Man bouncing ball: medium skin tone

Man bouncing ball: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium skin tone depicted mid-stride, dribbling a ball. The figure is captured in a dynamic pose, showing the action of bouncing a basketball while in motion.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss basketball games, organized sports, or physical activity. It is the go-to choice for fans excited about the playoffs or for someone bragging about their latest pickup game. It pairs naturally with other sports-related emojis like 🏀, 🏆, or 👟.

History

This character is a gendered variant of the original person bouncing ball emoji. The man and woman variations were added in Unicode 9.0 in 2016 as part of an effort to provide more specific representation for athletic figures within digital communication.

Details

Glyph
⛹🏽‍♂
Unicode
U+26F9 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u26f9_1f3fd_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
⛹��‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
athleticballbasketballbouncingchampionshipdribblemannetplayerthrowsportsathletenbadribbling

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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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