⛸️

ice skate

Last updated: 05/02/2026

⛸️ represents ice skate, typically shown as a high-top boot with a long metal blade attached underneath. The boot has laces and a rounded shape, and the blade is often slightly curved at the ends.

Ice skate symbolizes grace, elegance, and the thrill of winter sports. It often represents the balance between precision and fluid movement, reflecting a sense of seasonal joy and the discipline required for athletic mastery.

In chat, it is commonly used for winter plans, such as "Let's go to the rink ⛸️!" or when watching professional sports, like "Her performance was flawless ⛸️!" It also fits seasonal vibes, such as "Winter is finally here ⛸️!"

Subgroups
Unicode
U+26F8 U+FE0F
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version

Platform rendering differences

ice skate appearance on Apple

Apple

ice skate appearance on Microsoft

Microsoft

ice skate appearance on Twemoji

Twemoji

ice skate appearance on Noto

Noto

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Text and emoji presentation for “⛸️”

⛸️ uses the same base codepoint, but adding FE0F forces modern full-color emoji rendering (⛸️), while adding FE0E falls back to the traditional text-style glyph (⛸︎).

  1. Color emoji mode (Emoji Presentation)

    Unicode code point26F8Base codepoint for ice skate
    Unicode code pointFE0FEmoji variation selector for full-color rendering
    Rendered result⛸️
  2. Text / black-and-white mode (Text Presentation)

    Unicode code point26F8Base codepoint for ice skate
    Unicode code pointFE0EText variation selector for black-and-white rendering
    Rendered result⛸︎

The color version is more common in chats, social apps, and modern interface design, while the text version fits ebooks, compact tables, and professional contexts that need consistent plain-text layout.

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