The emoji indicates running, walking or even dancing. Entire lower limb, including thigh, knee and foot, is displayed in the digital representation. Several metaphors like break a leg, pull somebody’s leg, cost an arm and a leg can be confected using 🦵emoji.
The 🦵 Leg emoji joined the Unicode lineup in 2018. Seen as an odd addition, it soon found a home in texts and posts about exercise. When you drop this emoji, you're basically saying, "Leg day, don't skip it!"
This emoji isn't just about those calf raises at the gym, though. Combine it with a 🪒 razor emoji, and you're telling the world you've got silky-smooth legs. Got sore muscles after a run? Pair 🦵 with 😫 to express that fatigue. Your legs carried you through that 5K, and now they're screaming for a break.
Here's an interesting tidbit: the emoji features various skin tones and even a mechanical leg. Inclusivity for the win! If you're thinking of using 🦵 to compliment someone's legs, tread carefully. Context is king, and you don't want to sound creepy.
This emoji also moonlights in conversations about self-care. After all, your legs do a lot for you, from walking to dancing at concerts. Some even use it in a tongue-in-cheek way to talk about making strides in life. Next time you score a small win, give yourself a virtual pat on the leg with a 🦵.
Not just skin and bones, this emoji has layers. So whether you're a sprinter or a casual walker, there's room for 🦵 in your texting life. And hey, if you're really keen on being cryptic, why not use it to hint at taking a step in a new direction? It's your emoji; use it how you want!
Copy and paste 🦵 with one click!
Tweet with this button
Use shortcode : :leg:
Note: - If you can't see the emoji, your device may not support Leg emoji but you can still use it on other platforms.
Representations : kick, leg, limb can be represented by 🦵 emoji.
but currently not supported in HTC, Messenger, Mozilla, Emojidex
Leg may look different on every device. In the above images you can view how Leg emoji appears on different devices. Emoji of Leg can be used on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and many other platforms and OS but not supported in HTC, Messenger, Mozilla, Emojidex. Some devices may show a blank box or X instead of Leg emoji as every device doesn't support each one of the emoji.
This emoji was first introduced in Unicode 11.0 in June, 2018 and was a part of Emoji 11.0. Emoticons 1.2 update by Skype was the first to bring in Leg emoji on June 1, 2015. 3 years later Twitter, Google, JoyPixels, Samsung released 🦵 emoji on June 5, 2018, August 6, 2018, August 21, 2018, August 24, 2018 respectively.
| Language | Short Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | extremidad, patada, pierna, pierna |
| German | Bein, Treten, Tritt, Bein |
| French | coup de pied, jambe, membre, jambe |
| Russian | бедро, нога, пинок, нога |
| Italian | arto, calcio, gamba, gamba |
| Portuguese | chute, membro, perna, perna |
| Unicode : | U+1F9B5 |
| Hex Code | |
|---|---|
| Code Point(s): | 1f9b5 |
| HTML Entity: | 🦵 |
| UTF-8: | F0 9F A6 B5 |
| UTF-8 (C): | F0 9F A6 B5 |
| UTF-16: | 0xd83eddb5 |
| UTF-16 (C): | 0xD83E 0xDDB5 |
| UTF-32: | 1F9B5 |
| UTF-32 (C): | 0x00001F9B5 |
| Decimal Code | |
| Code Point(s): | 129461 |
| HTML Entity: | 🦵 |
| UTF-16: | 55358 56757 |
| UTF-32: | 129461 |
| Octal Code | |
| UTF-8: | 360 237 246 265 |
| Other developer codes: | |
| PHP: | "\xf0\x9f\xa6\xb5" |
| Python: | u"\U0001F9B5" |
| Java, C++, C: | "0xD83E\uDDB5" |
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