🏃🏿
person running: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F3C3 1F3FF
Description
A person running, depicted with dark skin tone (Type 6), indicating speed or an athletic activity.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents athleticism, speed, exercise, or a journey/process one is 'running' through.
Backstory
This emoji, 'Runner', was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), and the different skin tone variations (such as Type 6, 'dark skin tone') were added with Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a marathon: 'Just finished my morning run! 🏃🏿♂️'
- Indicating quick action: 'Got to go, I'm running late! 🏃🏿♂️'
- Expressing effort in a task: 'Running through all the details for the project. 🏃🏿♂️'
- Celebrating a fitness goal: 'Achieved my personal best today! 🏃🏿♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in contexts of fitness, sports, marathons, or general fast-paced activities.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in athletic contexts or when encouraging someone to 'run' towards a goal or deadline.