Skier Emoji

People

A silhouette of a person in a tuck position, mid-descent on skis with poles held back. The figure is shown in motion, capturing the posture of a competitive downhill athlete or a recreational skier carving through fresh powder.

Usage Context

Used to discuss winter sports, mountain vacations, or snowy weather conditions. It is frequently sent as an invitation to go skiing or to celebrate hitting the slopes during the winter season. It often appears alongside ❄️ for cold weather or 🏔️ to indicate a mountain setting.

History

The skier was first introduced as part of the Unicode 5.2 set in 2009. It was designed to help mobile users coordinate outdoor activities and communicate travel plans for winter sports, which were gaining massive popularity in the digital space alongside other activity-based icons.

Details

Glyph

⛷

Unicode

U+26F7

Shortcode

:emoji_u26f7:

HTML Entity

⛷

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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