What does ๐ถ Person Walking mean?
A figure walking in profile, caught mid-step. Besides plain walks and strolls, it often means โon my wayโ or โleaving now,โ and it can signal walking away from an argument or a situation you want no part of. Fitness fans use it for step counts and daily walks. This gender-neutral version faces left by default; man, woman, and right-facing variants are also available.
๐ถ Person Walking is an emoji from the People & Body category (people in motion), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about amble, gait, hike, man, pace and pedestrian.
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๐ถ Person Walking on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Walking looks on each platform.
Person Walking in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person Walking emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ถ 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 :walking:.
When was the Person Walking emoji added?
๐ถ Person Walking 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 Walking emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ถ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐พ ๐ถ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ถ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Walking. The underlying code (U+1F6B6) 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.