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🦶 foot Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste

Quick info

Unicode
U+1F9B6
Shortcode
:foot:
Category
People & Body
Subcategory
body parts
Added in
Unicode 11.0
Also known as
bare foot, human foot, pedicure foot, stomping foot

What Does the foot Emoji 🦶 Mean?

Stamping into the emoji lineup with Unicode 11.0, 🦶 the foot emoji gives users a way to specifically reference feet — handy for everything from yoga posts to comedy bits. It shows a bare human foot in profile, perfect for fitness, fashion (shoes!), and casual conversations about being on your feet all day. Common uses include 'Walked 10 miles today 🦶', 'New pedicure 🦶✨', or 'Time to put my feet up 🦶.' Dancers and yoga practitioners use it in content about footwork, flexibility, or barefoot training.

Beyond literal feet, it's used metaphorically in 'putting your foot down' contexts to signal firm decisions or boundaries. Memes have embraced the emoji for jokes about stinky feet, sore feet after a long day, or the comedic horror of stepping on something gross. In fashion content, it often pairs with shoe emojis 👟👠 to highlight new footwear.

The foot emoji is also used playfully to refer to foot-related humor (which has its own corner of the internet). Pair it with 🩴 for sandal season, with 🌿 for grounding/nature vibes, or with 😩 to express foot fatigue. While not the most glamorous emoji on the keyboard, it fills a clear need: when you need to talk about feet, this is the one you want.

Whether you're celebrating a step goal, complaining about pinched toes, or showing off a fresh pedi, this little foot covers all the bases.

How to Use 🦶 foot Emoji

“10k steps done 🦶”
“Fresh pedicure 🦶✨”
“Feet are killing me 🦶”
Technical Details
UnicodeU+1F9B6
HTML Entity🦶
CSS Code\1F9B6
Shortcode:foot:
Keywordsankle, feet, kick, stomp, foot
Unicode Version11.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 🦶 mean?

It represents a human foot, used in posts about walking, pedicures, yoga, dance, sore feet, footwear, or any conversation that specifically involves feet.

When was the foot emoji added?

🦶 was approved in Unicode 11.0 (2018), alongside the leg emoji 🦵, finally giving users specific ways to reference lower-body parts in conversation.