🏊🏽
person swimming: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F3CA 1F3FD
Description
A person in a swimming cap, diving into water, with a medium skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-sport
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents the act of diving, swimming, exercise, or water sports. Can also evoke feelings of readiness, new beginnings, or taking the plunge.
Backstory
The 'person diving' emoji (🏊) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The medium skin tone modifier (🏽) was added as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015, allowing for greater diversity in representation.
Usage Examples
- Talking about swimming practice: 'Off to the pool! 🏊🏽♀️'
- Describing a vacation: 'Diving into the clear blue sea! 🏊🏽'
- Expressing eagerness to start something: 'Ready to dive into this new project! 🏊🏽'
- Posting about water sports: 'Having a great time at the lake! 🏊🏽'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in contexts of sports, fitness, vacations, or general water activities. Also used metaphorically for 'diving into' a new task or experience.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often appearing in discussions around sports, health, or leisure activities by the water.