Man cartwheeling: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium-light skin performing a cartwheel, captured mid-motion with his arms and legs extended. The figure is shown executing a full rotation, legs split in the air to demonstrate the gymnastic maneuver.

Usage Context

Used to convey excitement, athletic energy, or the feeling of being lighthearted and playful. It is a popular choice when celebrating good news or describing an intense workout session, often paired with emojis like 🤸 or 🎉 to emphasize high-energy vibes.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 as part of a push to expand human movement and sports options within the standard. It utilizes the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, combining the base cartwheel emoji with the male gender sign and a specific skin tone modifier to offer more personalized representation in mobile messaging.

Details

Glyph

🤸🏼‍♂

Unicode

U+1F938 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f938_1f3fc_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD38;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍♂

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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