Man surfing Emoji

People

A man riding a surfboard while standing upright on a wave. The figure is typically depicted in a crouched, balanced stance with outstretched arms to maintain stability while navigating the moving water.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss water sports, beach vacations, or the act of catching a wave. It is often sent when someone is heading to the coast or feeling adventurous. It pairs naturally with other beach-themed icons like 🏖️, 🌊, or ☀️.

History

While the base surfer emoji appeared in 2010, this specific gendered variant was introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. It was part of a major push to provide gender-inclusive versions for common human activity emojis that previously defaulted to a generic person shape.

Details

Glyph

🏄‍♂

Unicode

U+1F3C4 U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c4_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC4;‍♂

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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