Person walking Emoji

People

A silhouette of a person in mid-stride, depicted from the side as if moving steadily across a flat surface. It serves as a clear, universal representation of pedestrian activity or taking a stroll.

Usage Context

Used to describe commutes, travel plans, or simply getting some fresh air. It is frequently sent as a status update to signal that someone is currently on the move or away from their desk, often paired with the 🏃 running emoji to contrast pace or the 🚶‍♂️ or 🚶‍♀️ gendered variants for more specificity.

History

Introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this icon was part of a major push to standardize human figures across platforms. It replaced earlier, more primitive representations found in legacy Japanese carrier sets, which often used icons based on road signage to guide users through transit maps.

Details

Glyph

🚶

Unicode

U+1F6B6

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6b6:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEB6;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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