Person walking facing right: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A figure depicted in mid-stride, moving toward the right. This specific version features a medium skin tone and is often used to represent general movement, commuting, or taking a casual stroll.
Usage Context
This is a go-to choice for signaling that someone is on their way, heading out, or simply walking to get somewhere. It pairs well with other motion-related icons like 🏃🏽 for jogging or 🚗 for driving to clarify how a person is traveling. It is also frequently used to signify 'walking away' from a situation.
History
The walking figure originated from early Japanese carrier sets, which were designed to provide visual icons for urban transit and navigation. Over the years, Unicode expanded the character to include diverse skin tones and directional variations to better represent the global user base and provide more descriptive navigation instructions.
Details
Glyph
🚶🏽➡
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+1F3FD U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_1f3fd_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
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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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