Person walking facing right Emoji
People
A full-body figure of a person captured mid-stride, depicted moving toward the right. The character is shown in a neutral, everyday pose, suggesting a casual walk or a brisk stroll.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a shorthand for commuting, taking a walk, or heading toward a specific destination. It is frequently used to discuss physical exercise, travel plans, or simply showing that you are currently on the move. It is often grouped with the 🏃 emoji when the pace of movement needs to be distinguished.
History
The walking person was introduced to the Unicode standard in 2010. Its design originates from early Japanese mobile carrier pictographs, which were created to help mobile users communicate their whereabouts or travel status in the pre-GPS era of text messaging.
Details
Glyph
🚶➡
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
��‍➡
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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