Man cartwheeling: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man performing a cartwheel, captured in mid-motion with his legs split and arms extended toward the ground. This version features the light skin tone modifier applied to the figure.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to convey high energy, physical excitement, or a sense of playful agility. It is frequently sent to celebrate a success, show off a talent, or highlight a mood of sheer joy, similar to the vibe of 🤸 or 🎉.

History

The base cartwheel emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of a push to include more athletic human movements. The skin tone modifiers were introduced shortly after, allowing users to reflect their own likeness when sharing active, movement-based content.

Details

Glyph

🤸🏻‍♂

Unicode

U+1F938 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f938_1f3fb_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD38;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍♂

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

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