Man climbing: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with medium-dark skin depicted in mid-climb, reaching upward with one hand while his feet find purchase on a vertical surface. He wears a harness and practical climbing gear, frozen in the middle of a strenuous ascent.
Usage Context
Used to talk about outdoor hobbies, extreme sports, or rock climbing gym sessions. It is also frequently employed as a metaphor for overcoming difficult challenges at work or in life, often paired with the mountain or flexed biceps emojis to show determination.
History
This character was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of the expansion of gendered and skin-toned professions and activities. It represents the push to move beyond generic yellow icons, allowing users to better reflect the diverse demographics of the global climbing community.
Details
Glyph
š§š¾āā
Unicode
U+1F9D7 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d7_1f3fe_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. Ā© Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assetsāsuch as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarksāare excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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