The person swimming emoji is your go-to for splashy vibes, from pool-day flexes to ‘just keep swimming’ perseverance energy. It’s perfect for announcing lap sessions, triathlon training, or that one beach vacation you won’t stop posting about. People also drop it ironically—“I’m swimming in emails,” “swimming through drama,” or “in over my head”—when life feels like a wave pool with no exit. It can even skew flirty with a ‘come take a dip’ undertone, particularly when paired with sun, wave, and camera emojis for the full thirst-trap aesthetic.
On Apple/iOS, it shows a left-facing swimmer mid–front crawl, one arm slicing forward while blue water splashes arc around them. The character typically sports a bright swim cap (often yellow) and blue-tinted goggles, with a focused, neutral face—basically ‘Phelps mode’ minus the death stare. The perspective is tight and dynamic, like a freeze-frame from a highlight reel; you can almost hear the lifeguard whistle. There are gendered variants (man/woman swimming) and skin tone options, but this neutral version keeps it universal for any lane you’re in—competition, cardio, or vacation-core.
Definition
A man taking a stroke swimming freestyle in blue water. iEmoji old name: Swimming.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
1400 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:swimmer:
Keywords
Swimmer, Swim, Water, Pool, Laps, Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Backstroke
Previous Names:
Swimmer Man Swimming person swimming man swimming
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Sport Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Activities/work/entertainment
Unicode Subcategory
Sport Symbols
Names & Annotations
SWIMMER Temporary Notes: swimming
Symbol Information
U+1F3CA proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-7DE
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[水泳]
KDDI
#471 水泳 U+EADE SJIS-F3B2 JIS-7A34
Softbank
#160 #old392 水泳 U+E42D SJIS-FB6D
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e42d
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E42D
Decimal Code Point(s)
58413
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x90 0xAD
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 90 AD
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 220 255
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE42D
UTF-16 Hex
e42d
UTF-16 Dec
58413
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E42D
UTF-32 Hex
E42D
UTF-32 Dec
58413
Python Src
u"\uE42D"
PHP Src
"\xee\x90\xad"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE42D"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🏊
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🏊
Decimal HTML Entity
🏊
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🏊
Hex Code Point(s)
1f3ca
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F3CA
Decimal Code Point(s)
127946
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0x8A
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 8F 8A
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 217 212
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83C 0xDFCA
UTF-16 Hex
d83cdfca
UTF-16 Dec
55356 57290
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F3CA
UTF-32 Hex
01F3CA
UTF-32 Dec
127946
Python Src
u"\U0001F3CA"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x8f\x8a"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83C\uDFCA"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
