Person cartwheeling emoji 🤸
🤸 is the person cartwheeling: a figure mid-cartwheel, one hand on the ground, legs in the air. It means gymnastics and, more often, excitement you can’t contain…
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What the person cartwheeling 🤸 emoji means
🤸 is the person cartwheeling: a figure mid-cartwheel, one hand on the ground, legs in the air. It means gymnastics and, more often, excitement you can’t contain — “Friday 🤸”, “I’m free 🤸♀️”, the emoji equivalent of doing a cartwheel down the hall. It is the emoji for being energetic, playful and a bit show-offy. Added in Emoji 3.0 (2016) with 🤸♀️ woman cartwheeling and 🤸♂️ man cartwheeling and all five skin tones. For a party mood see 🥳 on the party emoji guide.
Unicode name: person cartwheeling · U+1F938 · Emoji 3.0 (2016) · group: People & Body.
How people use it
- Excitement: good news, the weekend
- Gymnastics: classes, competitions, the Olympics
- Energy: workouts, playful moods
- Kids: playgrounds and summer camps
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| person cartwheelingU+1F938 | Cartwheel, excitement | |
| woman cartwheelingU+1F938 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F | Female version | |
| man cartwheelingU+1F938 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F | Male version | |
| person playing handballU+1F93E | Throwing a ball | |
| person runningU+1F3C3 | Running | |
| party popperU+1F389 | Celebration |
Questions people ask
What does 🤸 mean?
A cartwheel — gymnastics, or bursting with excitement and energy.
What does 🤸♀️ mean from a girl?
That she is thrilled about something — a cartwheel of joy.
Is there a gymnastics emoji?
🤸 person cartwheeling is the main one; 🤾 and 🤺 cover other sports, and 🩰 ballet shoes covers dance.
Is there a jumping emoji?
There is no dedicated person jumping emoji, but the cartwheel emoji 🤸 can be used to show excitement or joy. The energetic pose of the cartwheel emoji can suggest jumping, especially when paired with a celebratory phrase.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
