Man playing handball: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A male athlete depicted in mid-motion while playing handball, featuring medium-toned skin. The figure is captured in the act of preparing to launch or catch a small ball, showcasing the quick, physical nature of the sport.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss physical exercise, team sports, or competitive gaming. It serves as a go-to for enthusiasts of handball or similar throwing games, often paired with the 🤾 or 🏀 emojis to emphasize active movement and athleticism.

History

The man playing handball was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of the push to make gender and skin tone modifiers more inclusive in digital communication. It originated from the need to represent diverse athletic activities beyond the standard football or baseball icons found in early mobile messenger sets.

Details

Glyph

🤾🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F93E U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f93e_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD3E;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

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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