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Person Standing Emoji

People & Body • U+1F9CD • Emoji 12.0 (2019)

Copy the Person Standing emoji

Character🧍
HTML Entity🧍
Shortcode:person-standing:
URL Encoded%F0%9F%A7%8D
CSS Escape\1F9CD

What does the Person Standing emoji mean?

🧍 is the Person Standing emoji from the People & Body collection. Like other Unicode emojis, it provides a compact visual shorthand for person standing that enhances tone and clarity in digital communication. Unicode maps this character to U+1F9CD and it first shipped in Emoji 12.0 (2019). The code point ensures the same underlying meaning even though visual art varies by vendor. Hand and body symbols help where words lack physical presence. They clarify intent β€” whether you are waving, pointing, requesting, or celebrating β€” and add warmth to otherwise neutral text. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly β€” colour palette, shading, and line weight change β€” but the core concept of person standing 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 (:person-standing:) 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 person standing β€” it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.

How to use the Person Standing emoji

  • In chat: Drop 🧍 into a sentence where you would normally write β€œperson standing” 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 :person-standing: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.

Technical details & cross-platform notes

CategoryPeople & Body
Unicode code pointU+1F9CD
Introduced inEmoji 12.0 (2019)
Shortcode:person-standing:
HTML entity🧍
Platform renderingApple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays person standing everywhere β€” only the art style changes.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Person Standing mean?

🧍 is the Person Standing emoji from the People & Body collection. Like other Unicode emojis, it provides a compact visual shorthand for person standing that enhances tone and clarity in digital commu...

What is the Unicode code point?

Encoded at U+1F9CD, introduced in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Official name: "Person Standing".

How do I copy the Person Standing 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 Person Standing emoji free to use?

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

How is Person Standing used in context?

It adds visual shorthand for person standing 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.