woman running: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F3C3 1F3FD 200D 2640 FE0F
Description
A female runner emoji composed of a person running, a medium skin tone modifier, and a female sign. This specific sequence denotes a woman running.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents athleticism, activity, health, determination, or achievement in physical activity. Can also convey being busy or 'on the go'.
Backstory
The base runner emoji (1F3C3) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Skin tone modifiers (1F3FB to 1F3FF) were added in Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for greater diversity. The ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner, 200D) sequence was later introduced to combine the runner with gender symbols (2640 for female, 2642 for male) and the Variation Selector-16 (FE0F) for specific display, creating gender-specific runner emojis.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating a run: 'Just finished my 5k! 🏃♀️💨'
- Talking about exercise: 'Time for my morning run! 🏃♀️'
- Encouraging someone: 'Keep running towards your goals! 🏃♀️'
- Indicating busyness: 'I've been running around all day. 🏃♀️'
Cultural Differences
General:
Universally understood as someone engaged in running or physical exercise.
Sports context:
Often used in discussions about marathons, races, or general fitness.
Everyday context:
Can be used metaphorically for being 'on the run' or busy.