Person climbing: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure depicted in a mid-climb position, wearing climbing gear and reaching upward against a vertical surface. This version features a medium-light skin tone.

Usage Context

Used to describe outdoor hobbies, physical challenges, or the literal act of scaling a wall or mountain. It is a frequent visual shorthand for personal progress or overcoming an obstacle. It is often used alongside the mountain or rock emojis to set the scene for an adventure.

History

Climbing was added to the emoji library in Unicode 10.0 in 2017. It was introduced as part of a push to represent a broader range of athletic activities, reflecting the rise of indoor bouldering gyms and the mainstream popularity of extreme sports during the mid-2010s.

Details

Glyph
🧗🏼
Unicode
U+1F9D7 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d7_1f3fc:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
climbclimberclimbingmountainpersonrockscaleupboulderingadventurehikingextreme sportsfitnessoutdoor activity

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