Man walking: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure of a man with medium-light skin walking forward, depicted in profile. He is shown mid-stride with his arms bent at his sides as if in motion.

Usage Context

Used to describe commuting, taking a stroll, or heading somewhere on foot. It is frequently sent to let someone know you are on your way or to suggest a change of pace. People often pair it with 🏃 when emphasizing speed or urgency, or with 🚶‍♀️ when coordinating a group meetup.

History

The walking man was first added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The option to modify the figure with various skin tones was introduced in 2015 as part of an industry-wide push to improve human representation in digital messaging across mobile platforms.

Details

Glyph

🚶🏼‍♂

Unicode

U+1F6B6 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6b6_1f3fc_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEB6;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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