Man bouncing ball: light skin tone Emoji
People
A figure of a man with light skin, shown in a mid-jump pose while dribbling or bouncing a basketball. The design captures the kinetic energy of a sports player mid-game.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to discuss basketball games, sports training, or showing off an active lifestyle. It is a go-to choice for fans cheering during the playoffs or when sending a quick message about hitting the court, often paired with the 🏀 basketball emoji or 🏆 trophy emoji to celebrate a victory.
History
The base character was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The specific variation featuring a light skin tone was added in 2016 as part of the expansion of the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence system, which allowed for diverse human representations in digital communication.
Details
Glyph
⛹🏻♂
Unicode
U+26F9 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u26f9_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
⛹��‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-sport
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji Attribution
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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