Man walking: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned man moving forward in a side profile view, depicted mid-stride. He is shown with his arms and legs positioned as if he is casually walking or power-walking along a path.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to discuss physical exercise, commuting, or the simple act of heading somewhere. It is a popular choice for confirming that you are on your way or to describe a person who is physically active. You might see it paired with 🏃🏿♂️ to indicate a faster pace or 📍 to signal your current travel destination.
History
While the basic walking man was included in earlier Unicode versions, the ability to modify the skin tone was added in 2015 with Unicode 8.0. This update was a major push to make digital communication more inclusive by allowing users to select skin tones that better reflect their own appearance using standardized modifiers.
Details
Glyph
🚶🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_1f3ff_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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