Foot 🦶
History & usage: This emoji shows a foot icon used to talk about movement, walking, or steps. In chats and social posts it often stands in for going on a walk, starting a journey, or indicating progress toward a goal, sometimes with a playful nod to taking a first step in a plan. In UI contexts it can label features related to steps, wellness, or foot care, or serve as a simple, friendly graphic next to actions like plan, track, or move. People may pair it with words about health, travel, or daily routines to add a light, practical touch to messages. When used in notifications, it can highlight tasks like “take a step” or “keep moving” with a casual tone. Accessibility note: alt text should read "foot emoji" for screen readers.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F9B6 - General Category:
So - Age:
11.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A6 B6 - UTF-16:
D83E DDB6 - UTF-32:
0001F9B6 - HTML dec:
🦶 - HTML hex:
🦶 - JS escape:
\u{1F9B6} - Python \N{}:
\N{FOOT} - Python \U:
\U0001F9B6 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A6%B6 - CSS escape:
\1F9B6
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F9B6 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🦶 (hex) or 🦶 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.