man mountain biking: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B5 1F3FB 200D 2642 FE0F
Description
A man on a mountain bike, depicted with light skin tone. He is typically shown in activewear, riding a bicycle with large, knobby tires, suggesting off-road or adventurous cycling.
Group:
People & Body > person-sport
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents activity, sport, adventure, health, or an interest in cycling and outdoor recreation.
Backstory
This emoji is a combination of several Unicode characters: 'person biking' (U+1F6B4), combined with 'light skin tone' (U+1F3FB), a 'zero width joiner' (U+200D), 'male sign' (U+2642), and 'variation selector-16' (U+FE0F) to explicitly render it as a male cycling with a bike. This sequence allows for gender and skin tone variations of the person biking emoji, which was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, with modifiers becoming available later.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a bike ride: 'Just finished a great mountain bike trail! 🚵🏻♂️'
- Planning an outdoor activity: 'Let's go biking this weekend! 🚵🏻♂️'
- Sharing fitness goals: 'Getting back into cycling. 🚵🏻♂️'
- Describing a hobby: 'My passion is mountain biking. 🚵🏻♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express participation in outdoor sports, fitness, or leisure activities related to cycling. Often associated with healthy lifestyles and nature.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often appears in contexts of travel, 'going green' initiatives (using bikes instead of cars), or a general appreciation for outdoor sports.