# 🏊🏻‍♂️ Man swimming emoji: light skin tone

🏊🏻‍♂️ is the man swimming emoji (🏊‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🏊🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: man swimming: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🏊‍♂️ Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races.

## Other skin tones

- 🏊‍♂️ [Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- 🏊🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🏊🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🏊 [Person swimming](https://emojichart.com/person-swimming-emoji.md) (U+1F3CA)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🏊🏻‍♂️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man swimming”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre nadando: tono de piel claro | hombre, hombre nadando, nadar, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | nageur : peau claire | homme, nage, nageur, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Schwimmer: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, kraulen, Pool, Schwimmbad, schwimmen, Schwimmer |
| Italiano (it) | nuotatore: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, nuotatore, nuoto, piscina, sport, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem nadando: pele clara | homem, homem nadando, nadar, natação, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwemmende man: lichte huidskleur | lichte huidskleur, man, zwemmen, zwemmende man |
| Svenska (sv) | man som simmar: ljus hy | ljus hy, man, man som simmar, simmare, simning |
| Polski (pl) | pływający mężczyzna: karnacja jasna | basen, karnacja jasna, kraulem, mężczyzna, na basenie, pływający, pływak, pływanie, sport, triathlon, woda, zawody |
| Türkçe (tr) | yüzen erkek: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, adam, erkek, yüzen erkek, yüzme |
| Русский (ru) | пловец: очень светлый тон кожи | мужчина, очень светлый тон кожи, плавание, пловец, спорт |
| Українська (uk) | плавець: світлий тон шкіри | плавання, плавець, світлий тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας κολυμβητής: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας κολυμβητής, κολύμβηση |
| العربية (ar) | سباح: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, سباح, يسبح, يعوم |
| עברית (he) | גבר שוחה: גוון עור בהיר | איש, גבר, גוון עור בהיר, שוחה, שחייה, שחיין |
| فارسی (fa) | شناگر مرد: پوست سفید | آب‌تنی, پوست سفید, شنا, شنا کردن, شناگر, شناگر مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | तैरता हुआ पुरुष: गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, गोरी त्वचा, तैरता हुआ पुरुष, तैरना, पुरुष |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ সাঁতারু: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ছেলে, পুরুষ, পুরুষ সাঁতারু, সাঁতার, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berenang: warna kulit cerah | laki-laki, pria berenang, renang, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông đang bơi: màu da sáng | bơi, màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông đang bơi |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายว่ายน้ำ: โทนผิวสีขาว | กีฬา, คน, ไตรกีฬา, โทนผิวสีขาว, นักว่ายน้ำ, ผู้ชาย, ฟรีสไตล์, ว่ายน้ำ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 泳ぐ男: 薄い肌色 | スイマー, スイミング, スイム, スポーツ, 水泳, 泳ぐ男, 男性, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 수영하는 남자: 하얀 피부 | 수영, 수영 선수, 수영장, 수영하기, 수영하는 남자, 스포츠, 운동, 자유형, 철인 3종 경기, 트라이애슬론, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生游泳: 较浅肤色 | 游泳, 男, 男生游泳, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生游泳：白皮膚 | 游泳, 男, 男生游泳, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike swemmer: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima reboro nsuo: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): burrë që noton: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): የወንድ ዋናተኛ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ լողորդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সাঁতুৰি থকা পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): üzgüçü kişi: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөүсе ир: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon igerilaria: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): плывец: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): plivač: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): плуващ мъж: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေကူးနေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): nageur : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 游水嘅男人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 游水嘅男人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que neda: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏓᏬ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 男泳手：白皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ишекен: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac pliva: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): plavec: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig svømmer: lys teint
- Estonian (et): meesujuja: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a nadar: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): maður sum svimur: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking lumalangoy: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): uiva mies: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): nadador: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): მოცურავე კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સ્વિમ કરતો પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai yin ninƙaya: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): swimming karta aadmi: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): úszó férfi: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): sundmaður: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-egwu mmiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): fear ag snámh: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang nglangi: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಈಜುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): жүзуші ер: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ءجۇزۋشى ەر: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសហែលទឹក: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri koga: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): दादलो पेंवता: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сүзүп бара жаткан эркек: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi katajin kmuxanik: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍລອຍນໍ້າ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis peld: gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras plaukikas: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): plěwaŕ: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Schwëmmer: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): пливач: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): lelaki berenang: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): നീന്തൽക്കാരൻ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel jgħum: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): पोहणारा पुरुष: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сэлж буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
- Māori (mi): tāne kauhoe: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): पौंडी खेलिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Swim: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o a rutha: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): mannlig svømmer: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg symjar: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ପହଁରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira daakaa jiru: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی لامبو وهي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਤੈਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): تیراکی کردا بندہ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata waytachkan: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care înoată: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che noda: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ snàmh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): пливач: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): пливач: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): plivač: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): plivač: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလုၺ်းၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد ترندي: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): පිහිනන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): plavec: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): plavalec: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dabaalanaya: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume anayeogelea: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): марди шино карда истода: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நீந்தும் ஆண்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): ఈత కొడుతున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ክሕንብስ ከሎ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata kakau: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o thumang: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): ýüzüp ýören erkek: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): płuwar: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): تیراکی کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈزۈۋاتقان ئەر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): suzayotgan erkak: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn nofio: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): góor guy féey: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): indoda equbhayo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wẹdò: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wɛdò: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): indoda ebhukudayo: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏊🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3CA\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3CA}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3CA\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 8A F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFCA D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%8A%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🏊🏻‍♂️ mean?

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races. 🏊🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🏊🏻‍♂️ and 🏊‍♂️?

🏊🏻‍♂️ is the 🏊‍♂️ man swimming emoji with light skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🏊🏻‍♂️?

Find 🏊‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🏊🏻‍♂️?

U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🏊🏻‍♂️

### When was 🏊🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-light-skin-tone-emoji