Person walking: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A side-profile silhouette of a person captured mid-stride, rendered with a medium skin tone. The figure is shown moving forward with one leg extended and arms swinging, suggesting a casual but steady pace.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing fitness goals, commutes, or casual outings. It is frequently used to signal that someone is heading out, going for a stroll, or physically moving from one place to another. You might see it paired with 🏃🏽 when comparing a relaxed walk to a more intense jog, or with travel-related icons to indicate a walking route.
History
The person walking emoji was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The option to customize skin tones was introduced later in 2015 as part of the drive to make digital communication more inclusive and reflective of the diverse global population using smartphones.
Details
Glyph
🚶🏽
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6b6_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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