Man lifting weights Emoji
People
A man positioned in a crouch while holding a heavy barbell above his head. He is dressed in athletic gear, typically a tank top and shorts, capturing the intense strain of an overhead press or a snatch lift.
Usage Context
Widely used to discuss gym routines, personal fitness goals, or the act of training. It often pops up in motivational posts or progress updates alongside 💪 to show off physical strength or dedication to a healthy lifestyle.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 7.0 as a gender-neutral lifter and later expanded in 2016 to allow for specific gender variants. It reflects the global surge in the popularity of CrossFit and powerlifting culture, which turned competitive weightlifting from a niche Olympic sport into a mainstream internet-documented lifestyle.
Details
Glyph
🏋♂
Unicode
U+1F3CB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3cb_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
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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