# ⛹🏾‍♂️ Man bouncing ball emoji: medium-dark skin tone

⛹🏾‍♂️ is the man bouncing ball emoji (⛹️‍♂️) with medium-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: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+26F9 U+1F3FE 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-medium-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
- ⛹🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-bouncing-ball-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+26F9 U+1F3FF 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. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)
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 medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man bouncing ball”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man bouncing ball”, then pick medium-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 medio | balón, botar, hombre, hombre botando un balón, pelota, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | homme avec ballon : peau mate | ballon, homme, homme avec ballon, peau mate |
| Deutsch (de) | Mann mit Ball: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Ballsport, Handball, Mann, Mann mit Ball, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | uomo che fa rimbalzare una palla: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, palla, sport, uomo, uomo che fa rimbalzare una palla |
| Português (pt) | homem jogando basquete: pele morena escura | basquete, bola, esporte, homem, homem jogando basquete, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | basketballer: donkergetinte huidskleur | bal, basketballer, donkergetinte huidskleur, man |
| Svenska (sv) | man med boll: mellanmörk hy | boll, man, man med boll, manlig, mellanmörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna kozłujący piłkę: karnacja średnio ciemna | karnacja średnio ciemna, koszykarz, koszykówka, kozłować, kozłujący piłkę, mecz, mężczyzna, piłka, sport |
| Türkçe (tr) | top sektiren erkek: orta koyu cilt tonu | adam, erkek, orta koyu cilt tonu, top, top sektiren erkek |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина с мячом: темный тон кожи | баскетбол, мужчина, мяч, спорт, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік, що веде мʼяч: помірно темний тон шкіри | м’яч, помірно темний тон шкіри, чоловік, чоловік із м’ячем, чоловік, що веде мʼяч, що веде мʼяч |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας παίζει μπάσκετ: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας παίζει μπάσκετ, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, μπάλα, μπάσκετ |
| العربية (ar) | رجل وكرة: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, رجل وكرة, كرة |
| עברית (he) | גבר מקפיץ כדור: גוון עור כהה בינוני | איש, גבר, גבר מקפיץ כדור, גוון עור כהה בינוני, כדור |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد و توپ: پوست گندمی | بسکتبال, پوست گندمی, توپ, توپ‌بازی, توپ‌بازی کردن, مرد و توپ |
| हिन्दी (hi) | गेंद से खेलता पुरुष: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | आदमी, गेंद, गेंद से खेलता पुरुष, पुरुष, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের বল খেলা: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | ছেলে, ছেলেদের বল খেলা, পরুষ, বল, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria memantulkan bola: warna kulit gelap-sedang | bola, laki-laki, membawa, pria memantulkan bola, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông chơi bóng: màu da tối trung bình | bóng, đàn ông, màu da tối trung bình, người đàn ông chơi bóng |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายเล่นบอล: โทนผิวสีแทน | กีฬา, คน, ชิงแชมป์, โทนผิวสีแทน, นักกีฬา, นักบาส, บาส, บาสเก็ตบอล, ผู้ชาย, ลูก |
| 日本語 (ja) | バスケットボールをする男: やや濃い肌色 | 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, やや濃い肌色, 球技, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 공 가진 남자: 진한 갈색 피부 | 공, 공 튀기는 남자, 공을 갖고 있는 남자, 농구, 농구공, 농구선수, 드리블, 운동 선수, 자유투, 진한 갈색 피부, 챔피언십 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生玩球: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 球, 男, 男生玩球 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生打球：褐皮膚 | 球, 男, 男生打球, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): man hop bal: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima rebɔ bɔɔlo: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë që luan me top: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ኳስ የያዘ ወንድ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): գնդակով տղամարդ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বল বাউঞ্চ কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): futbolçu kişi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): туп һуғыусы ир: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): baloi bat duen gizona: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына з мячом: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac s loptom: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж с топка: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ဘောလုံးပုတ်နေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): homme qui fait rebondir un ballon : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 拍波嘅男人: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 拍波嘅男人: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home amb una pilota: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏓᏕᎬ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 打緊波嘅男人：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): мечӗклӗ арҫын: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac vodi loptu: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): muž driblující s míčem: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mand, der dribler med en bold: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): mees palliga: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem com bola: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): maður sum spælir kurvabólt: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking may bola: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): pallotteleva mies: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): xogador de baloncesto: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): კაცი ბურთით: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): બોલ સાથેનો પુરુષ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai tambara ƙwallo: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): ball se khelta aadmi: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi labdával: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): maður með bolta: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-atụ bọolụ: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): fear le liathróid: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang mentulake bal: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಚೆಂಡಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): доп ойнаған ер: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): دوپ ويناعان ەر: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសបោកបាល់: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri gutera umupira: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): दादलो बॉल बावंस करता: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): топ кармаган эркек: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi ktajin kupixkansaj potz’: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນບານ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis ar bumbu: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras su kamuoliu: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): muski z balom: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): mam Ball dribbelende Mann: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж со топка: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): lelaki melantun bola: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): പന്തുകളിക്കാരൻ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel iqabbeż ballun: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): चेंडू उसळणारा पुरूष: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): бөмбөгтэй эрэгтэй хүн: бордуу
- Māori (mi): tāne tāwhana pōro: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): बल खेल्दै गरेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Baúns Bọl Fọ Graun: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o bethantšha polo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): mann med ball: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ବଲ୍‌କୁ ବାଉନ୍ସ କରାଉଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira kubbaa utaalchisu: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سړی بال تمبوي: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਗੇਂਦ ਲੁੜਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): زور نال گیند کراندا آدمی: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata p’uluta chuqapachkan: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care bate mingea: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um cun balla: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ bocadh bàla: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац са лоптом: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac sa loptom: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလဵၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၼင်: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بائونسنگ بال سان کيڏندي: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): බෝලයක් සහිත මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): muž s loptou: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): moški z žogo: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): nin cayaaraya kubadda boodda: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume aliye na mpira: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки тӯбро ба замин зада истодааст: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): பந்தாடும் ஆண்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): బంతితో ఆడుతున్న పురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ኩዕሶ እናተበገሰ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata tōpuna pulu: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o itaaganyang bolo fa fatshe: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): topy bökdürýän erkek: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muž z bulom: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): بال سے کھیلتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): توپ ئويناۋاتقان ئەر: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): koptokli erkak: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn â phêl: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): góor guy bondeel bal: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): indoda egqampisa ibhola: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń tà boun bọ́ọ̀lù: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń tà boun bɔ́ɔ̀lù: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda enebhola: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+26F9 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `⛹🏾‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\26F9\1F3FE\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{26F9}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u26F9\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9B B9 F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `26F9 D83C DFFE 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9B%B9%F0%9F%8F%BE%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 medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

⛹🏾‍♂️ is the ⛹️‍♂️ man bouncing ball emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's ⛹️‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+26F9 U+1F3FE 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 medium-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+1F3FE 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-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji