Person playing handball Emoji

People

A figure in mid-air performing a jump shot, arm pulled back to throw a ball. The character is portrayed in an athletic stance, capturing the high-intensity movement required for a sport that blends elements of basketball and soccer.

Usage Context

Used to talk about team sports, physical exercise, or gym class memories. It is frequently sent alongside other sports equipment like 🏀 or ⚽ when discussing athletic competition or league games.

History

This emoji was added in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0 to expand the growing library of gender-neutral sports figures, reflecting the global popularity of international handball leagues and professional tournament play.

Details

Glyph

🤾

Unicode

U+1F93E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f93e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD3E;

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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