# ⛹🏿‍♂️ Man bouncing ball emoji: dark skin tone

⛹🏿‍♂️ is the man bouncing ball emoji (⛹️‍♂️) with dark skin tone. It's ⛹️‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: ⛹🏿‍♂️
- Unicode name: man bouncing ball: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+26F9 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [⛹️‍♂️ Man bouncing ball](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Focused on the dribble, this man bounces a basketball mid-play. People use it for basketball games and practice, shooting around with friends, and cheering on a team or a favorite player.

## Other skin tones

- ⛹️‍♂️ [Man bouncing ball](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-emoji.md)
- ⛹🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+26F9 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- ⛹🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+26F9 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- ⛹🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+26F9 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- ⛹🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+26F9 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

⛹🏿‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. ⛹️ [Person bouncing ball](https://emojichart.com/person-bouncing-ball-emoji.md) (U+26F9 U+FE0F)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type ⛹🏿‍♂️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man bouncing ball”, then pick dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre botando un balón: tono de piel oscuro | balón, botar, hombre, hombre botando un balón, pelota, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | homme avec ballon : peau foncée | ballon, homme, homme avec ballon, peau foncée |
| Deutsch (de) | Mann mit Ball: dunkle Hautfarbe | Ballsport, dunkle Hautfarbe, Handball, Mann, Mann mit Ball |
| Italiano (it) | uomo che fa rimbalzare una palla: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, palla, sport, uomo, uomo che fa rimbalzare una palla |
| Português (pt) | homem jogando basquete: pele escura | basquete, bola, esporte, homem, homem jogando basquete, pele escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | basketballer: donkere huidskleur | bal, basketballer, donkere huidskleur, man |
| Svenska (sv) | man med boll: mörk hy | boll, man, man med boll, manlig, mörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna kozłujący piłkę: karnacja ciemna | karnacja ciemna, koszykarz, koszykówka, kozłować, kozłujący piłkę, mecz, mężczyzna, piłka, sport |
| Türkçe (tr) | top sektiren erkek: koyu cilt tonu | adam, erkek, koyu cilt tonu, top, top sektiren erkek |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина с мячом: очень темный тон кожи | баскетбол, мужчина, мяч, очень темный тон кожи, спорт |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік, що веде мʼяч: темний тон шкіри | м’яч, темний тон шкіри, чоловік, чоловік із м’ячем, чоловік, що веде мʼяч, що веде мʼяч |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας παίζει μπάσκετ: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας παίζει μπάσκετ, μπάλα, μπάσκετ, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | رجل وكرة: بشرة بلون غامق | بشرة بلون غامق, رجل وكرة, كرة |
| עברית (he) | גבר מקפיץ כדור: גוון עור כהה | איש, גבר, גבר מקפיץ כדור, גוון עור כהה, כדור |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد و توپ: پوست آبنوسی | بسکتبال, پوست آبنوسی, توپ, توپ‌بازی, توپ‌بازی کردن, مرد و توپ |
| हिन्दी (hi) | गेंद से खेलता पुरुष: साँवली त्वचा | आदमी, गेंद, गेंद से खेलता पुरुष, पुरुष, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের বল খেলা: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ছেলে, ছেলেদের বল খেলা, পরুষ, বল |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria memantulkan bola: warna kulit gelap | bola, laki-laki, membawa, pria memantulkan bola, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông chơi bóng: màu da tối | bóng, đàn ông, màu da tối, người đàn ông chơi bóng |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายเล่นบอล: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | กีฬา, คน, ชิงแชมป์, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, นักกีฬา, นักบาส, บาส, บาสเก็ตบอล, ผู้ชาย, ลูก |
| 日本語 (ja) | バスケットボールをする男: 濃い肌色 | スポーツ, バスケ, バスケットボール, バスケットボールをする男, 濃い肌色, 球技, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 공 가진 남자: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 공, 공 튀기는 남자, 공을 갖고 있는 남자, 농구, 농구공, 농구선수, 드리블, 운동 선수, 자유투, 챔피언십 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生玩球: 较深肤色 | 球, 男, 男生玩球, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生打球：黑皮膚 | 球, 男, 男生打球, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): man hop bal: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima rebɔ bɔɔlo: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): burrë që luan me top: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ኳስ የያዘ ወንድ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): գնդակով տղամարդ․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বল বাউঞ্চ কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): futbolçu kişi: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): туп һуғыусы ир: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): baloi bat duen gizona: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына з мячом: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac s loptom: tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж с топка: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘောလုံးပုတ်နေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): homme qui fait rebondir un ballon : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 拍波嘅男人: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拍波嘅男人: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home amb una pilota: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏓᏕᎬ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 打緊波嘅男人：黑皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): мечӗклӗ арҫын: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac vodi loptu: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): muž driblující s míčem: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mand, der dribler med en bold: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): mees palliga: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem com bola: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): maður sum spælir kurvabólt: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking may bola: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): pallotteleva mies: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): xogador de baloncesto: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): კაცი ბურთით: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): બોલ સાથેનો પુરુષ: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai tambara ƙwallo: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): ball se khelta aadmi: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi labdával: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): maður með bolta: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-atụ bọolụ: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): fear le liathróid: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang mentulake bal: kulit ireng
- Kannada (kn): ಚೆಂಡಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪುರುಷ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): доп ойнаған ер: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): دوپ ويناعان ەر: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសបោកបាល់: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri gutera umupira: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): दादलो बॉल बावंस करता: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): топ кармаган эркек: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi ktajin kupixkansaj potz’: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນບານ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis ar bumbu: tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras su kamuoliu: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): muski z balom: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): mam Ball dribbelende Mann: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж со топка: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): lelaki melantun bola: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): പന്തുകളിക്കാരൻ: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel iqabbeż ballun: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): चेंडू उसळणारा पुरूष: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): бөмбөгтэй эрэгтэй хүн: бор
- Māori (mi): tāne tāwhana pōro: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): बल खेल्दै गरेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Baúns Bọl Fọ Graun: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o bethantšha polo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): mann med ball: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ବଲ୍‌କୁ ବାଉନ୍ସ କରାଉଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira kubbaa utaalchisu: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی بال تمبوي: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਗੇਂਦ ਲੁੜਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): زور نال گیند کراندا آدمی: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata p’uluta chuqapachkan: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care bate mingea: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um cun balla: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ bocadh bàla: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац са лоптом: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac sa loptom: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလဵၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၼင်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بائونسنگ بال سان کيڏندي: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): බෝලයක් සහිත මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): muž s loptou: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): moški z žogo: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): nin cayaaraya kubadda boodda: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume aliye na mpira: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки тӯбро ба замин зада истодааст: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): பந்தாடும் ஆண்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): బంతితో ఆడుతున్న పురుషుడు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ኩዕሶ እናተበገሰ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata tōpuna pulu: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o itaaganyang bolo fa fatshe: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): topy bökdürýän erkek: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muž z bulom: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بال سے کھیلتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): توپ ئويناۋاتقان ئەر: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): koptokli erkak: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn â phêl: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): góor guy bondeel bal: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): indoda egqampisa ibhola: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń tà boun bọ́ọ̀lù: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń tà boun bɔ́ɔ̀lù: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda enebhola: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+26F9 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `⛹🏿‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\26F9\1F3FF\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{26F9}\u{1F3FF}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u26F9\U0001F3FF\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9B B9 F0 9F 8F BF E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `26F9 D83C DFFF 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9B%B9%F0%9F%8F%BF%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does ⛹🏿‍♂️ mean?

Focused on the dribble, this man bounces a basketball mid-play. People use it for basketball games and practice, shooting around with friends, and cheering on a team or a favorite player. ⛹🏿‍♂️ shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between ⛹🏿‍♂️ and ⛹️‍♂️?

⛹🏿‍♂️ is the ⛹️‍♂️ man bouncing ball emoji with dark skin tone. It's ⛹️‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+26F9 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type ⛹🏿‍♂️?

Find ⛹️‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for ⛹🏿‍♂️?

U+26F9 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ⛹🏿‍♂️

### When was ⛹🏿‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-dark-skin-tone-emoji