Leg

🦵 is the leg emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bent”, “foot”, “kick”, and “knee”.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

leg

leg: light skin tone

leg: medium-light skin tone

leg: medium skin tone

leg: medium-dark skin tone

leg: dark skin tone

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: LEG
CLDR short name: leg
Codepoint: U+1F9B5
Hex: 1F9B5
Emoji version: 11.0
Unicode version: 11.0
First released: 2018
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: body-parts
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:leg:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bent · foot · kick · knee · leg · limb

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🦵. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🦵 leg emoji mean?: 🦵 is the leg emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bent”, “foot”, “kick”, and “knee”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🦵?: U+1F9B5, named LEG in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🦵 leg emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 11.0, published in 2018, alongside Unicode 11.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🦵 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “leg”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🦵 from this page with one click.
Does 🦵 come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 🦵🏻 🦵🏼 🦵🏽 🦵🏾 🦵🏿. They all mean the same thing; long-press 🦵 on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 🦵?: On GitHub, type :leg: and it turns into 🦵 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.