Man lifting weights Emoji

People

A man positioned in a crouch while holding a heavy barbell above his head. He is dressed in athletic gear, typically a tank top and shorts, capturing the intense strain of an overhead press or a snatch lift.

Usage Context

Widely used to discuss gym routines, personal fitness goals, or the act of training. It often pops up in motivational posts or progress updates alongside 💪 to show off physical strength or dedication to a healthy lifestyle.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 7.0 as a gender-neutral lifter and later expanded in 2016 to allow for specific gender variants. It reflects the global surge in the popularity of CrossFit and powerlifting culture, which turned competitive weightlifting from a niche Olympic sport into a mainstream internet-documented lifestyle.

Details

Glyph

🏋‍♂

Unicode

U+1F3CB U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3cb_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFCB;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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