Person swimming Emoji

People

A figure depicted mid-stroke in a swimming motion, typically shown with blue waves to represent water. The design focuses on the movement of a swimmer in a pool, capturing the physical motion of the sport.

Usage Context

Frequently used to discuss summer activities, athletic training, or a trip to the local pool or beach. It acts as a quick way to signal you are headed for a workout or enjoying a vacation. It is often paired with the 🏖️ beach with umbrella or the 💧 droplet emoji to emphasize the water environment.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. It draws its origins from the early Japanese mobile carrier pictographs, which sought to represent common Olympic sports and recreational hobbies for users on the go.

Details

Glyph

🏊

Unicode

U+1F3CA

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3ca:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFCA;

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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