Man lifting weights: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium-dark skin tone straining to hoist a heavy metal barbell above his head. The weight plates on either side are typically depicted in black or grey, showing the gravity of the load.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for showing off a gym routine, celebrating a personal record, or signaling that you are putting in the work. It is frequently sent to friends after a tough session at the gym or when bragging about gains alongside 💪 or 🏋️.

History

The weightlifter emoji debuted in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 as a gender-neutral figure. It wasn't until Unicode 9.0 in 2016 that the character was broken down into specific gender and skin tone variations, reflecting a push for better representation in digital communication and health-tracking apps.

Details

Glyph

🏋🏾‍♂

Unicode

U+1F3CB U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3cb_1f3fe_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFCB;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍♂

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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