person lifting weights: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F3CB 1F3FD
Description
A person lifting weights, depicted as an emoji. The '1F3CB' part represents the person lifting weights, while '1F3FD' indicates a medium skin tone for the person.
Group:
People & Body > person-sport
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents strength, fitness, exercise, determination, hard work, and healthy lifestyle. Can also imply overcoming challenges or building oneself up.
Backstory
The 'person lifting weights' emoji (🏋️) was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015. The addition of various skin tone modifiers (like 🏻, 🏼, 🏽, 🏾, 🏿) came with Unicode 8.0 as well, allowing for more diverse representation for human-depicting emojis. This emoji fills a common need for representing physical activity and fitness.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a gym session: 'Just finished my workout! 🏋🏽'
- Celebrating a fitness goal: 'Hit a new personal best! 🏋🏽'
- Motivating others: 'Time to get active! 🏋🏽'
- Implying strength or resilience: 'Trying to power through this week 🏋🏽'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used in fitness communities, for gym enthusiasts, and to celebrate personal achievements in physical training. Also used for general well-being and health.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, often seen in contexts of sports, dedication to self-improvement, and healthy living. Can also be used to show effort or 'powering up'.