Man climbing Emoji

People

A man wearing athletic gear, positioned against a vertical surface with his hands and feet placed as if scaling a rock wall or mountain. The figure is captured in mid-ascent, highlighting the grip and physical effort required for the climb.

Usage Context

Used to discuss outdoor adventure, hiking, rock climbing, or general fitness goals. It is frequently sent to show progress, overcoming a difficult task, or simply sharing a hobby. It pairs well with 🧗 for gender-neutral contexts or ⛰️ to set the scene of the climb.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 as part of a push to provide gender-specific variations for active professions and sports. It reflects the rising popularity of indoor rock climbing gyms in urban areas and the long-standing tradition of mountaineering as a digital shorthand for endurance.

Details

Glyph

🧗‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9D7 U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d7_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD7;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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