Man bouncing ball: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium skin tone depicted mid-stride, dribbling a ball. The figure is captured in a dynamic pose, showing the action of bouncing a basketball while in motion.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss basketball games, organized sports, or physical activity. It is the go-to choice for fans excited about the playoffs or for someone bragging about their latest pickup game. It pairs naturally with other sports-related emojis like 🏀, 🏆, or 👟.

History

This character is a gendered variant of the original person bouncing ball emoji. The man and woman variations were added in Unicode 9.0 in 2016 as part of an effort to provide more specific representation for athletic figures within digital communication.

Details

Glyph

⛹🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+26F9 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u26f9_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

⛹&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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