Woman surfing Emoji

People

A figure of a woman balancing on a surfboard while riding a breaking ocean wave. She is typically depicted in a crouched, athletic stance with her arms extended to maintain balance against the force of the water.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing beach trips, summer vacations, or water sports. It is frequently used to represent an active, adventurous lifestyle or the act of 'riding the wave' of a current trend. It often appears alongside 🌊 or 🏖️ to set a coastal scene.

History

The base surfing emoji arrived in Unicode 7.0 in 2014, but the gender-specific version was introduced in 2016 as part of the Emoji 4.0 update. This addition was part of a larger industry push to increase gender diversity and represent women in professional and recreational athletic roles across all digital platforms.

Details

Glyph

🏄‍♀

Unicode

U+1F3C4 U+200D U+2640

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3c4_200d_2640:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFC4;‍♀

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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