Men wrestling Emoji

People

Two men locked in a wrestling hold, both wearing singlets. The figures are hunched forward, showing the physical strain and positioning typical of a competitive match on a wrestling mat.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to discuss sports events, physical training, or the act of struggling with a difficult task. It is frequently sent during Olympics coverage or when people want to jokingly represent a heated debate, often paired with 🤼 or 🥊.

History

The wrestling emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of the push to represent more diverse athletic activities. The male-specific version uses the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, combining the base wrestling emoji with the male sign to provide specific gender representation.

Details

Glyph

🤼‍♂

Unicode

U+1F93C U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f93c_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD3C;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-sport

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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