Man surfing: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium skin tone balancing on a surfboard, riding the crest of a blue ocean wave. The figure is depicted in a classic surfing stance with his arms outstretched for balance.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for planning beach trips, discussing water sports, or signaling that you are busy enjoying the outdoors. It frequently appears alongside 🌊, 🏖️, or ☀️ to capture the vibe of a summer vacation or a day spent at the coast.

History

Surfing was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The gender-neutral surfer was later expanded with ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequences in 2016 to allow for specific gender and skin tone variations, reflecting a broader push for inclusive character representation in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🏄🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c4_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC4;&#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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