What does ๐ Person Surfing mean?
A surfer riding a wave, balanced on a board. It is used for surf sessions, beach trips, summer vacations, and coastal life. Figuratively, it means riding the wave: going with the flow, catching a lucky streak, or handling a busy stretch with ease. Some people also use it playfully for surfing the web. Man and woman variants are available too.
๐ Person Surfing is an emoji from the People & Body category (people playing sports), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about beach, ocean, sport, surf, surfer and swell.
Example messages
๐ Person Surfing on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Surfing looks on each platform.
Person Surfing in every skin tone
More people playing sports emojis
See all 43 โCollections with ๐
Person Surfing emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Person Surfing 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 :surfer:.
When was the Person Surfing emoji added?
๐ Person Surfing 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 Surfing 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 Surfing. The underlying code (U+1F3C4) 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.