Man walking Emoji

People

A silhouette of a man moving forward with one leg extended, capturing the motion of a casual stroll or a brisk walk. He is depicted in a neutral posture that suggests steady, forward momentum.

Usage Context

Used to describe physical exercise, commuting, or simply leaving a situation. It often pops up in conversations about getting fresh air, heading to a destination, or suggesting a meetup, much like the 🚶 neutral walking figure or the 🏃 running person.

History

Originally developed to provide gendered variants for existing pedestrian icons, this emoji was added to the Unicode standard to improve representation in digital communication. It draws from early graphic user interface icons used in pedestrian signage and navigation maps.

Details

Glyph

🚶‍♂

Unicode

U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6b6_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEB6;‍♂

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

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