man mountain biking: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F6B5 1F3FD 200D 2642 FE0F
Description
A man on a mountain bike, with moderately tanned skin, depicted in various contexts of cycling, often to represent outdoor activity or sports.
Group:
People & Body > person-sport
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Generally represents activity, masculinity, sports, outdoors, and sometimes freedom or adventure. It's a neutral athletic emoji.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence combining several Unicode characters: 'person biking' (1F6B5), 'medium skin tone' (1F3FD), 'ZWJ' (200D), 'male sign' (2642), and 'emoji variation selector' (FE0F). This sequence allows for gender and skin tone variations of the base cycling emoji. The base 'person biking' was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), and the gender/skin tone sequences followed in later versions as part of the broader emoji standardization efforts.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a bike ride: 'Going for a ride this weekend! 🚵🏽♂️'
- Discussing fitness: 'Got my workout in today! 🚵🏽♂️'
- Referring to sports: 'He's a professional mountain biker. 🚵🏽♂️'
- Planning an outdoor trip: 'Let's hit the trails! 🚵🏽♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent cycling sports, outdoor recreation, or eco-friendly transportation.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often associated with health, leisure activities, or urban commuting.