person walking: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B6 1F3FE
Description
A person on a bicycle, depicted facing right, with a dark skin tone. The person is wearing a helmet and casual clothing while pedaling.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents transportation, exercise, leisure, and environmental consciousness. Can also convey a sense of freedom or everyday commuting.
Backstory
The 'person on bicycle' emoji (1F6B6) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifiers (1F3FE for dark skin tone) were added later as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for more diverse representation of human subjects in emojis.
Usage Examples
- Expressing intent to cycle: 'Going for a bike ride later! 🚴🏾'
- Commuting: 'Cycling to work today. 🚴🏾'
- Talking about exercise: 'Got my workout in! 🚴🏾'
- Enjoying nature: 'Beautiful day for a ride in the park. 🚴🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with healthy lifestyle, commuting, environmentalism, and recreational cycling.
East Asian culture:
Commonly used for daily commuting, urban mobility, and also sports or leisure activities.