Man cartwheeling: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned man shown in mid-cartwheel, with his body bent in an arc and hands and feet touching the ground. The figure is captured mid-motion, demonstrating the physical act of gymnastics or a celebratory tumble.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to express excitement, high energy, or a feeling of 'flipping out' over news. It serves as a visual shorthand for being playful, athletic, or showing off a physical feat. It is often used alongside other energetic icons like 🤸 or 🎉 to emphasize movement or a mood of celebration.
History
The base cartwheeling emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of the expansion of gendered and movement-based emojis. The specific skin tone variation was made possible by the introduction of the Fitzpatrick scale modifiers, allowing for more inclusive representation of physical activities across diverse digital identities.
Details
Glyph
🤸🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F938 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f938_1f3ff_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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