Person playing handball: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A figure with medium-dark skin depicted in mid-motion, captured in the act of throwing a ball overhead. The character is shown in a dynamic stance, leaning back to generate power for a toss or a shot on goal.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing team sports, specifically handball or other games involving throwing and catching. It is frequently used to highlight athletic activity, competitive energy, or physical coordination. Users often pair it with the sports medal or goal net emojis to celebrate a victory or an intense match.
History
Handball has been a staple in European athletic culture for decades, eventually making its way into the Unicode Standard in 2016 as part of the expansion of gender-neutral and diverse athletic icons. The skin tone modifiers were introduced later to allow users to better reflect the global community of athletes participating in the sport.
Details
Glyph
🤾🏾
Unicode
U+1F93E U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f93e_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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