🦶

Foot Emoji

People & Body • U+1F9B6 • Emoji 11.0 (2018)

Copy the Foot emoji

Character🦶
HTML Entity🦶
Shortcode:foot:
URL Encoded%F0%9F%A6%B6
CSS Escape\1F9B6

What does the Foot emoji mean?

🦶 is the Foot emoji from the People & Body collection. Like other Unicode emojis, it provides a compact visual shorthand for foot that enhances tone and clarity in digital communication. Its official Unicode assignment is U+1F9B6, introduced with Emoji 11.0 in 2018. Once your system has an updated emoji font, the character renders consistently wherever you paste it. Gestures and body emojis like this one add human action to text. They are used to say hello, signal agreement, show support, or mime an activity that would otherwise require a full sentence. In busy threads a single hand or person emoji can replace several words and still be understood. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of foot stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🦶), as an HTML entity (🦶), or as a shortcode (:foot:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for foot — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.

How to use the Foot emoji

  • In chat: Drop 🦶 into a sentence where you would normally write “foot” to add tone and visual interest.
  • On social media: Pair 🦶 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
  • In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🦶 or shortcode :foot: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.

Technical details & cross-platform notes

CategoryPeople & Body
Unicode code pointU+1F9B6
Introduced inEmoji 11.0 (2018)
Shortcode:foot:
HTML entity🦶
Platform renderingApple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays foot everywhere — only the art style changes.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Foot mean?

🦶 is the Foot emoji from the People & Body collection. Like other Unicode emojis, it provides a compact visual shorthand for foot that enhances tone and clarity in digital communication. Its official...

What is the Unicode code point?

Encoded at U+1F9B6, introduced in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Official name: "Foot".

How do I copy the Foot emoji?

Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.

Is the Foot emoji free to use?

Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.

How is Foot used in context?

It adds visual shorthand for foot in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.

Does it look the same on every device?

Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🦶 with their own style, colour, and shading.