Man lifting weights: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with light skin shown mid-lift, bracing his core while hoisting a barbell weighted with large plates over his head. The image captures a classic overhead press or snatch technique used in competitive strength training.

Usage Context

This emoji serves as a shorthand for hitting the gym, documenting fitness progress, or discussing heavy lifting. It is frequently sent as motivation for someone else's workout or to brag about a personal best. It often appears alongside ๐Ÿ’ช to emphasize strength or ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ to represent the general activity.

History

The base lifter emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The capability to modify this character with skin tones arrived in 2015, as part of the push to make human-based emojis more inclusive and representative of the global digital population.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚
Unicode
U+1F3CB U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3cb_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
barbellbodybuilderdeadliftlifterliftingmanpowerliftingweightweightlifterweightsworkoutgymfitnessstrength trainingexercise

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