Man bouncing ball: light skin tone Emoji
People
A figure of a man with light skin, shown in a mid-jump pose while dribbling or bouncing a basketball. The design captures the kinetic energy of a sports player mid-game.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to discuss basketball games, sports training, or showing off an active lifestyle. It is a go-to choice for fans cheering during the playoffs or when sending a quick message about hitting the court, often paired with the 🏀 basketball emoji or 🏆 trophy emoji to celebrate a victory.
History
The base character was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The specific variation featuring a light skin tone was added in 2016 as part of the expansion of the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence system, which allowed for diverse human representations in digital communication.
Details
Glyph
⛹🏻♂
Unicode
U+26F9 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u26f9_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
⛹��‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
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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