Woman lifting weights Emoji
People
A female figure shown in mid-lift, holding a heavy barbell with metal weights over her head. Her posture shows the intense physical exertion required to maintain a balanced overhead squat or press.
Usage Context
Used to showcase personal fitness achievements, share gym motivation, or talk about weightlifting and CrossFit training. It is the go-to icon for logging a heavy workout session and often appears alongside ๐ช to emphasize strength and determination.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 9.0 in 2016 as part of a major push to offer gender-diverse options for existing activity icons. Before this, the weightlifter character was traditionally rendered as gender-neutral or male, reflecting an era where tech platforms were just beginning to update their libraries to better represent diverse sports participation.
Details
Glyph
๐โโ
Unicode
U+1F3CB U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f3cb_200d_2640:
HTML Entity
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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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