What does ๐ Person Running mean?
A person sprinting in profile, arms pumping. It is the classic โrunning lateโ or โhurryโ emoji, and it also means heading out fast, escaping an awkward situation, or literally going for a run. Runners use it for training logs, races, and marathon updates, while others send it as a jokey โIโm out of here.โ Man, woman, and right-facing versions exist too.
๐ Person Running is an emoji from the People & Body category (people in motion), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about fast, hurry, marathon, move, quick and race.
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๐ Person Running on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Running looks on each platform.
Person Running in every skin tone
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Person Running emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Person Running emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :runner:.
When was the Person Running emoji added?
๐ Person Running was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Running emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Running. The underlying code (U+1F3C3) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.