# 🤾🏼 Person playing handball emoji: medium-light skin tone

🤾🏼 is the person playing handball emoji (🤾) with medium-light skin tone. It's 🤾 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🤾🏼
- Unicode name: person playing handball: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F93E U+1F3FC
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 3.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🤾 Person playing handball](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Cocking an arm to throw a ball, this player represents handball, a fast team sport in which players pass the ball by hand and shoot at a goal. It is used for handball games and for sports and throwing in general.

## Other skin tones

- 🤾 [Person playing handball](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-emoji.md)
- 🤾🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F93E U+1F3FB
- 🤾🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F93E U+1F3FD
- 🤾🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F93E U+1F3FE
- 🤾🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F93E U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🤾🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🤾 [Person playing handball](https://emojichart.com/person-playing-handball-emoji.md) (U+1F93E)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type 🤾🏼

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | persona jugando al balonmano: tono de piel claro medio | balonmanista, balonmano, persona jugando al balonmano, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | personne jouant au handball : peau moyennement claire | athlète, ballon, handball, handballeur, lancer, peau moyennement claire, personne, personne jouant au handball, sport |
| Deutsch (de) | Handballspieler(in): mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Handball, Handballer, Handballerin, Handballspieler, Handballspieler(in), Handballspielerin, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Person, schleudern, Sport, Sportler, werfen |
| Italiano (it) | persona che gioca a pallamano: carnagione abbastanza chiara | atleta, carnagione abbastanza chiara, lanciare, palla, pallamanista, pallamano, persona, persona che gioca a pallamano, sport, tirare la palla |
| Português (pt) | handebol: pele morena clara | atleta, bola, esporte, gol, handball, handebol, jogador, passe, pele morena clara, pessoa |
| Nederlands (nl) | persoon die handbal speelt: lichtgetinte huidskleur | bal, gooien, handbal, lichtgetinte huidskleur, persoon die handbal speelt, sport, springen, worp |
| Svenska (sv) | person som spelar handboll: mellanljus hy | boll, handboll, mellanljus hy, person, person som spelar handboll, sport |
| Polski (pl) | osoba grająca w piłkę ręczną: karnacja średnio jasna | grająca, karnacja średnio jasna, osoba, piłka, piłką, piłkarka, piłkarz, ręczna, ręczny, rzut, sport, szczypiorniak, szczypiornista, szczypiornistka, w piłkę ręczną |
| Türkçe (tr) | hentbol: orta açık cilt tonu | atış, atletik, birey, el, hentbol, kişi, orta açık cilt tonu, spor, top, vücut |
| Русский (ru) | гандбол: светлый тон кожи | бросок, гандбол, гандболист, мяч, светлый тон кожи, спорт, спортсмен, человек |
| Українська (uk) | людина, що грає у гандбол: помірно світлий тон шкіри | гандбол, кидок, ловити, людина, людина, що грає у гандбол, м’яч, перекидати мʼяч, подача, помірно світлий тон шкіри, спорт, що грає у гандбол |
| Ελληνικά (el) | χάντμπολ: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | άθλημα, άτομο, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, μπάλα, πετάω, σπορ, χάντμπολ, χειροσφαίριση |
| العربية (ar) | شخص يلعب كرة يد: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | أشخاص, التقاط الكرة, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, رجل يلعب كرة يد, رفع الكرة, رمي, رمية قصيرة, رياضة, شخص, شخص يلعب كرة يد, كرة, كرة يد, لاعب, مباراة |
| עברית (he) | כדוריד: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | אדם, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, הדיפת כדור, הטלת כדור, זריקת כדור, כדור, כדור יד, כדוריד, משחק כדור, ספורט, ספורטאי |
| فارسی (fa) | هندبال: پوست روشن | پرتاب, پرتاب کردن, پوست روشن, توپ, توپ را انداختن, دریبل, شوت, مرد, مسابقه, هندبال, ورزش, ورزش تیمی |
| हिन्दी (hi) | हैंडबॉल खेलता व्यक्ति: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | एथलेटिक्स, खिलाड़ी, खेल, गेंद, हल्की गोरी त्वचा, हैंडबाल, हैंडबॉल, हैंडबॉल खेलता आदमी, हैंडबॉल खेलता व्यक्ति |
| বাংলা (bn) | হ্যান্ডবল: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ক্রীড়া, খেলা, চঞ্চল, ছুড়ে মারা, দুরন্ত, বল, ব্যক্তি, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, হ্যান্ডবল |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | orang bermain bola tangan: warna kulit cerah-sedang | atlet, bola, bola tangan, laki-laki, lempar, lempar keras, olahraga, oper, orang, orang bermain bola tangan, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người chơi bóng ném: màu da sáng trung bình | bắt bóng, bóng, bóng ném, lốp bóng, màu da sáng trung bình, ném bóng, người chơi bóng ném, phát bóng, thể thao, vận động viên, vận động viên bóng ném |
| ไทย (th) | นักแฮนด์บอล: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | กีฬา, ขว้าง, คน, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, บอล, โยน, ลูก, แฮนด์บอล |
| 日本語 (ja) | ハンドボールをする人: やや薄い肌色 | アスリート, キャッチ, スポーツ, スローする, ハンドボール, ハンドボールをする人, ボール, やや薄い肌色, 投げる, 放る, 球技 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 핸드볼하는 사람: 연한 갈색 피부 | 공놀이, 구기종목, 던지기, 선수, 스포츠, 연한 갈색 피부, 운동선수, 투구, 핸드볼, 핸드볼하는 사람 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 手球: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 人, 体育, 手球, 投, 投球, 抛, 接球, 犯规投球, 球, 运动, 高球 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 手球：黃皮膚 | 丟球, 人物, 手球, 扔, 投擲, 接, 球類, 運動, 運動員, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): persoon wat handbal speel: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Obi rebɔ nsabɔɔlo: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): hendboll: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): የእጅ ኳስ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): ձեռնագնդակ խաղացող անձ․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): হেণ্ডবল খেলি থকা ব্যক্তি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): həndbol: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): кеше гандбол уйнай: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): eskubaloia: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): гандбол: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): osoba igra rukomet: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): хандбал: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): လက်ပစ်ဘော − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): personne qui joue au handball : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 玩手球嘅人: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 玩手球嘅人: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): persona que juga a handbol: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᏓᏁᎶᎲᏍᎬ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏛᏂᏍᏙᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): гандбол: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): osoba igra rukomet: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): osoba hrající házenou: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): håndboldspiller: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): käsipalli mängiv inimene: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pessoa a jogar andebol: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): persónur sum spælir hondbólt: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): taong naglalaro ng handball: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): käsipalloilija: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): balonmán: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): ხელბურთი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): હૅન્ડબોલ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum mai bugan ƙwallon hannu: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): handball khelta vyakti: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): kézilabda: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): handbolti: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye na-egwu egwuregwu bọọlụ aka: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): liathróid láimhe: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): wong main bal tangan: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): amdan yetturaren ddabex n ufus: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್‌ಬಾಲ್ ಆಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): гандбол: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): گاندبول: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): មនុស្ស​កំពុងលេងបាល់គប់: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umuntu uri gukina handball: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): व्यक्ती हँडबॉल खेळटा: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): гандбол: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Winaq aj etz’anel potz’ chi q’ab’aj: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ບານມື: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): handball: tono de piel claro medio
- Latvian (lv): rokasbumba: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): persoña ch’a zeuga à pallaman: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): rankinis: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): chytańcu grajuca wósoba: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Handballspiller(in): mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): ракомет: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): main bola baling: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ഹാൻഡ്ബോൾ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): persuna tilgħab il-handball: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): हँडबॉल: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): гар бөмбөг тоглож буй хүн: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): tangata tākaro poiringa: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): ह्यान्डबल: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Pẹ́sin Wé De Plé Hándbọl: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): motho a bapala polo ya diatla: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): håndball: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): handball: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ହ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡବଲ୍‌ ଖେଳୁଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama kubbaa harkaa taphachaa jiru: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): شخص د هنډبال لوبه کوي: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਹੈਂਡਬਾਲ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ہینڈبال نال کھیڈدا بندہ: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): runa balonmano pukllachkan: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): persoană care joacă handbal: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): persuna che gioga ballamaun: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): neach a’ cluich ball-làimhe: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): рукомет: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): рукомет: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): rukomet: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): rukomet: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းလဵၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၼင်မိုဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ماڻهو هٿ جو بال کيڏندي: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අත් පන්දු: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): hádzaná: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): rokomet: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): qof cayaaraya kubadda gacanta: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): persona jugando handball: tono de piel claro medio
- Swahili (sw): mpira wa mikono: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): шахси гандбол бозӣ карда истода: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கையெறி பந்து: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): హ్యాండ్‌బాల్ ఆడుతున్న వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ኩዕሶ ኢድ ዝጻወት ሰብ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tokotaha netipolo: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): motho yo o tshamekang bolo ya letsogo: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): gandbol oýnaýan adam: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wosoba, kiž hraje mjetańcu: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): ہینڈ بال: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): قولتوپ ئويناۋاتقان كىشى: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): gandbol: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): pêl-law: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): nit kuy aanbóol: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): umntu odlala ibhola yesandla: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Ẹni N Ṣere Bọọlu Ọlọwọ: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɛni N Shere Bɔɔlu Ɔlɔwɔ: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): ibhola lesandla: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F93E U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🤾🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F93E\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F93E}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F93E\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A4 BE F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DD3E D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A4%BE%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## Questions

### What does 🤾🏼 mean?

Cocking an arm to throw a ball, this player represents handball, a fast team sport in which players pass the ball by hand and shoot at a goal. It is used for handball games and for sports and throwing in general. 🤾🏼 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🤾🏼 and 🤾?

🤾🏼 is the 🤾 person playing handball emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🤾 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F93E U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🤾🏼?

Find 🤾 in your emoji keyboard by searching “person playing handball”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F93E U+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🤾🏼

### When was 🤾🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016.

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