Footprints Emoji
People
A pair of bare human footprints, typically colored in shades of brown or grey. The design shows the impression of a heel and toe pad, suggesting a path taken across sand, mud, or a dusty floor.
Usage Context
Widely used to indicate movement, travel, or the literal act of walking. It is frequently sent to show someone is going for a stroll, leaving a place, or following in someone else’s footsteps. It pairs well with 🏃 when talking about exercise or 👣 can be used to imply someone is being stalked or tracked.
History
These footprints were added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. The design was heavily influenced by early Japanese cellular carrier sets, which often included pictograms for travel and outdoor activities to help users communicate their physical whereabouts before GPS sharing became standard.
Details
Glyph
👣
Unicode
U+1F463
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f463:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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