Person running facing right Emoji

People

A silhouette of a person in motion, leaning forward with arms bent and legs mid-stride. The character is oriented toward the right, suggesting forward momentum, urgency, or the act of traveling from one point to another.

Usage Context

Used to signal that someone is in a rush, heading to a destination, or participating in athletic activities like jogging or marathons. It is frequently employed to express the need to depart quickly or to cheer on someone who is working hard, often paired with 💨 to emphasize speed or 🏃 when discussing fitness goals.

History

The runner icon has been a staple of digital communication since the early days of mobile messaging. The specific directional variant was introduced to provide more precise control over the narrative of movement within text threads, moving beyond static poses to represent kinetic action.

Details

Glyph
🏃‍➡
Unicode
U+1F3C3 U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3c3_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
��‍➡

Specifications

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

Microsoft Fluent License

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