This emoji is the digital embodiment of “gotta go fast,” perfect for when you’re sprinting to the bus, dashing to a deadline, or escaping a chaotic group chat. It often doubles as internet shorthand for Irish-exiting a party, fleeing drama, or dramatically “running” to someone you like—flirty texts included. Fitness folks use it for 5K brags, marathon training logs, and endorphin-fueled Strava dumps, while meme lords pair it with smoke or door emojis for a clean comedic getaway. It’s also a top-tier reaction for “I’m on my way fr” texts, whether you’re actually en route or just emotionally jogging.
On Apple/iOS, the runner is shown in a dynamic side profile, leaning forward mid-stride with one knee up, elbows pumping, and a focused, neutral expression. You’ll recognize the sporty outfit instantly—bright athletic top, contrasting shorts, and gray-ish trainers—with a polished Apple style and subtle shading that makes it feel in motion; the figure typically faces left, like they’re sprinting off-screen. The dark skin tone variant features deep brown skin on the face, arms, and legs, which is applied consistently across the figure. Expect it in sarcastic posts (“me running from responsibilities”), dramatic tweets, or playful FOMO moments when someone announces free food, sales, or surprise concert tickets.
The Runner emoji combined with the Black flesh tone character. This gives the emoji the black skin color appearance. Yaay!
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 4023 of 2393 |
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| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Previous Names: | Black Runner man running: dark skin tone Man Running: Dark Skin Tone person running: dark skin tone |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 8 - Current |
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| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🏃🏿 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🏃🏿 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🏃 🏿 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🏃 🏿 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f3c3, 1f3ff |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F3C3, U+1F3FF |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 127939, 127999 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0x83, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBF |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 8F 83, F0 9F 8F BF |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 217 203, 360 237 217 277 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83C 0xDFC3, 0xD83C 0xDFFF |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83cdfc3, d83cdfff |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55356 57283, 55356 57343 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F3C3 0x0001F3FF |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F3C3, 01F3FF |
| UTF-32 Dec | 127939, 127999 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F3C3\U0001F3FF" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x8f\x83\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbf" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83C\uDFC3\uD83C\uDFFF" |
