Emoji 4
man swimming
Also known as freestyle, man, sport, swim, swimmer
A man swimming with a front crawl stroke, wearing a swim cap and goggles.
Meaning
The man swimming emoji depicts a male swimmer performing the freestyle stroke. It is commonly used to represent swimming, sports, athletic activities, summer, or competitions like triathlons. People use it in messages about workouts, pool time, or aquatic events.
Unicode name
The Unicode character U+1F3CA-200D-2642-FE0F is a ZWJ sequence combining person swimming with a male sign, representing a man swimming.
Platform designs
Apple
On Apple platforms, the emoji shows a man in a dark swim cap and goggles, with visible arm motion as if doing front crawl, over water.
Google
In Google Noto design, the man swimming emoji features a stylized male figure with a swim cap and goggles, shown in a freestyle stroke with water splashes.
Twitter
Twemoji depicts a man swimming with a blue swim cap and goggles, using a crawl stroke, with water clearly indicated.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Skin Tones
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 🏊♂️ man swimming belong to?
🏊♂️ man swimming belongs to the people & body category, which contains 390 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 🏊♂️ man swimming?
🏊♂️ man swimming was added in Emoji 4. Its codepoint is U+1F3CA-200D-2642-FE0F, made up of 4 code points.
