Person surfing: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium skin tone balancing on a surfboard while riding a breaking ocean wave. The figure is shown in a crouched, athletic stance, conveying movement and skill on the water.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing beach vacations, water sports, or catching a break. It is frequently sent to show excitement about hitting the coast or to describe a busy, 'ride the wave' kind of day. It pairs well with 🌊 for surf reports or 🏖️ for travel plans.

History

Surfing has been a staple of pop culture since the 1950s, but this icon didn't hit the digital scene until Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone variants were added later in 2015 to give users more personal representation when sharing their outdoor adventures.

Details

Glyph

🏄🏽

Unicode

U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c4_1f3fd:

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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