man walking: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B6 1F3FD 200D 2642
Description
A person riding a bicycle, with a light skin tone, and specifically identified as male.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Generally represents cycling, exercise, recreation, or transportation. The gender and skin tone modifiers specify a particular individual.
Backstory
The core 'person bicycling' emoji (1F6B6) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The skin tone modifier (1F3FD for light skin tone) was added in Unicode 8.0 (2015), and the gender modifier (200D 2642 for male sign with zero width joiner) was standardized in Unicode 4.0 (2003) but its combination with Person Bicycling became widespread with emoji gender variations.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a bike ride with a friend: 'Going for a bike ride this afternoon! 🚴🏻♂️'
- Referring to a male cyclist: 'He's a very strong cyclist. 🚴🏻♂️'
- Discussing bicycle commuting: 'He bikes to work every day. 🚴🏻♂️'
- Participating in cycling events: 'Training for a marathon next month. 🚴🏻♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to denote cycling as a hobby, a mode of transport, or participation in events like bike races.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, often used in contexts of daily commute, sport, or leisure activities.