Woman walking facing right Emoji
People
A silhouette of a woman depicted in a mid-stride walking motion, oriented toward the right. This character uses a Zero Width Joiner sequence to combine the standard walking figure with a feminine gender marker.
Usage Context
Frequently used to discuss exercise, commuting, or the simple act of taking a walk. It is a common go-to when describing a commute, a stroll through a park, or a reminder to get up from your desk. It functions similarly to 🏃♀➡️ when someone wants to imply a more leisurely pace rather than a full-on sprint.
History
The walking figure was a fixture in early mobile messaging, but the ability to specify gender for this action arrived later. The woman walking variant was finalized in 2017 as part of the push to make human-form emojis more inclusive, allowing users to move away from the generic, non-gendered base figures that dominated early smartphone keyboards.
Details
Glyph
🚶♀➡
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2640 U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_200d_2640_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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