person walking: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B6 1F3FD
Description
A person on a bicycle, with an added medium skin tone modifier. The person is depicted from the side, riding a two-wheeled bicycle, often with a helmet.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents activity, exercise, commuting, eco-friendliness, or simply moving from one place to another. The skin tone modifier allows for greater representation.
Backstory
The 'Person Biking' emoji (1F6B6) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The medium skin tone modifier (1F3FD) is one of five skin tone modifiers introduced in Unicode 8.0 (2015) based on the Fitzpatrick scale, allowing users to customize the human-representing emojis to better reflect diverse populations.
Usage Examples
- Expressing intent to cycle: 'Planning a bike ride this weekend! 🚴🏽♀️'
- Commuting: 'Just biked to work today! 🚴🏽'
- Talking about hobbies: 'My favorite way to relax is cycling 🚴🏽♀️.'
- Promoting eco-friendly transport: 'Choose to bike, it's good for the planet! 🚴🏽'
Cultural Differences
General:
Widely understood across cultures as a symbol for cycling or commuting. The skin tone modifier enhances inclusivity.
Specific regions:
In some urban cultures, it might represent a specific lifestyle (e.g., bike messengers). In leisure-focused cultures, it might represent recreation.