man walking: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B6 1F3FC 200D 2642 FE0F
Description
A person riding a bicycle, depicted as a man with a dark skin tone, facing right. The person is wearing a helmet and casual clothing.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents activity, sport, exercise, environmental consciousness, or commuting. Can also symbolize freedom or leisure.
Backstory
This specific multi-person emoji (Man Biking: Dark Skin Tone) is a ZWJ sequence combining several code points to create a single displayable emoji. The base 'Person Biking' emoji (1F6B6) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Gender variants were added in Unicode 4.0 (2003) and skin tone modifiers in Unicode 8.0 (2015), allowing for a diverse range of representations.
Usage Examples
- To express going for a bike ride: 'Going for a morning ride! 🚴🏿♂️💨'
- To represent commuting by bike: 'Bike to work day! 🚴🏿♂️'
- To describe a cycling event: 'Training for the marathon! 🚴🏿♂️'
- To promote environmentalism: 'Choose to bike, save the planet! 🚴🏿♂️🌳'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent cycling as a sport, mode of transport, or recreational activity. Associated with healthy living and sustainability.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in contexts of daily commute, exercise, or outdoor activities. Increasingly associated with urban cycling trends.