No emoji is named shoe alone: Unicode’s list has nine shoes in a row, from 🩴 Thong sandal to 👢 Woman’s boot. 👟 is Running shoe, U+1F45F, from Emoji 0.6.
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Which shoe is which
👞 is Man’s shoe, the only emoji whose name begins man’s. 🥾 Hiking boot and 🥿 Flat shoe came in Emoji 11.0, 🩰 Ballet shoes in 12.0 and 🩴 Thong sandal in 13.0. 👠 High-heeled shoe and 👡 Woman’s sandal are as old as the sneaker. CLDR, Unicode’s list of search words, files eight of the nine under shoe; Ballet shoes is under shoes only.
Running shoes in a pair
Eight of the nine are named as a single shoe, and only Ballet shoes as a pair. To copy and paste a running shoes emoji as a pair, take the combo Pair of running shoes, 👟 twice.
Questions and answers
Is 👟 the sneaker emoji or the running shoe emoji?
Both. Its emoji name is Running shoe, and Unicode’s character name is Athletic shoe, with the notes runner, sneaker and tennis shoe, so it is the athletic shoe emoji as well. CLDR files it alone under sneaker.
Is there a trainers emoji?
It is 👟 again. CLDR has no search word trainer, but by Wiktionary a trainer is the UK and Irish word for a running shoe or sneaker, and by Wikipedia sneakers are the US name and trainers the UK name for the same shoes.
Is there a shoe Alt code?
No. Code page 437, which the old Alt codes follow, has no shoe, and all nine emoji sit above 65,535, the top decimal Alt number. By Wikipedia some apps take Alt+X after 1F45F for 👟; the man shoe Alt code that way is 1F45E.
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Shoe emoji 9
🩰Ballet shoesU+1FA70. Filed under shoes, ballet and dance. The one shoe of the nine that CLDR does not list for the word shoe. Emoji 12.0.
🥿Flat shoeU+1F97F. Filed under flat, flats and slipper. Emoji 11.0.
👠High-heeled shoeU+1F460. Filed under heel, heels and stiletto. Emoji 0.6.
🥾Hiking bootU+1F97E. Filed under boot, hiking and camping. Emoji 11.0.
👞Man’s shoeU+1F45E. The emoji before Running shoe in Unicode’s list. Filed under shoe, brown and kick. Emoji 0.6.
👟Running shoeU+1F45F. Unicode’s character name is Athletic shoe, with the notes runner, sneaker, tennis shoe. Filed under sneaker, running, athletic, tennis and kick. Emoji 0.6.
🩴Thong sandalU+1FA74. Unicode notes it as flip flop. Filed under sandal, flip and flop. Emoji 13.0.
👢Woman’s bootU+1F462. Filed under boot and shoes. Emoji 0.6.
👡Woman’s sandalU+1F461. Filed under sandal and shoe. Emoji 0.6.
Feet and skates 7
🦶FootU+1F9B6. Filed under foot, feet and kick. Emoji 11.0.
👣FootprintsU+1F463. Filed under footprint, barefoot and walk. Emoji 0.6.
⛸️Ice skateU+26F8 U+FE0F. Filed under skate and ice. Emoji 0.7.
🦵LegU+1F9B5. Filed under leg and kick. Emoji 11.0.
🛼Roller skateU+1F6FC. Filed under skate and roller. Emoji 13.0.
🎿SkisU+1F3BF. Unicode’s character name is Ski and ski boot. Filed under ski and snow. Emoji 0.6.
🧦SocksU+1F9E6. Filed under socks and stocking. Emoji 5.0.
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Running kit 5
🏃Person runningU+1F3C3. Filed under run and marathon. Emoji 0.6.
🎽Running shirtU+1F3BD. Filed under running and athletics. Emoji 0.6.
🛍️Shopping bagsU+1F6CD U+FE0F. Filed under shopping and bags. Emoji 0.7.
🩳ShortsU+1FA73. Filed under shorts. Emoji 12.0.
⏱️StopwatchU+23F1 U+FE0F. Filed under stopwatch and time. Emoji 1.0.
Shoe characters 4
靴Boots, Han characterU+9774. A Han character. Unihan defines it as boots.
履Footwear, Han characterU+5C65. A Han character. Unihan defines it as footwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉.
鞋Shoes, Han characterU+978B. A Han character. Unihan defines it as shoes, footwear in general.
⍝Up shoe jotU+235D. Unicode names it APL functional symbol up shoe jot. A programming sign, not footwear: one of three plain characters with shoe in the name.
Typed shoes 5
- - _/=\__)A sneaker at a run. Plain ASCII
>< >< ><Laces, crossed three times. Plain ASCII
_/=\__)A sneaker from the side: heel, laces and toe. Plain ASCII
_/=\__) _/=\__)A pair. Plain ASCII
|~~\___)A boot with a cuff. Plain ASCII
Shoe drawings 2
Boot, drawnSix lines of ASCII
Sneaker, drawnFive lines of ASCII
Shoe lines 8
👟 Bring trainers for the gymFor a reminder
👞 Dress code: smart shoesFor an invitation
👟 Found: one shoe. Describe it to claim itFor lost property
👟 Lace up. Leaving in ___Fill in the blank
🥾 Muddy boots stay outsideFor the back door
👟 New shoes dayFor the photo
👟 Run club: ___ at ___Fill in both blanks
👟 Shoes off at the doorFor the hallway
Sneaker names 8
Gumshoe 👟🕵️By Wiktionary: a sneaker or rubber overshoe, and in slang a detective
Kicks 👟By Wiktionary, colloquial: shoes
Loafers 👞By Wiktionary a loafer is a shoe with no laces
Plimsolls 👟By Wiktionary, UK and Irish: a rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe; a precursor of trainers
Runners 👟By Wiktionary, in Australia, Canada, Ireland and Scotland: a kind of soft-soled shoe first meant for runners
Sneakers 👟By Wikipedia, the US name; by Wiktionary a sneaker is an athletic shoe soled in soft rubber
Tennis shoes 👟By Wiktionary, regional: a sneaker
Trainers 👟By Wiktionary, UK and Irish: a running shoe or sneaker
Shoe sayings 7
👞👞👣Big shoes to fillBy Wiktionary, to fill someone’s shoes is to do their job or assume their role. Man’s shoe, twice, then footprints.
👟💨Hit the ground runningBy Wiktionary: to start an activity at once and with full commitment. Running shoe, then dashing away.
👟✅If the shoe fitsBy Wiktionary: a description that fits is probably true. Running shoe, then check mark button.
👟🧵🪙On a shoestringBy Wiktionary: on a very tight budget. Running shoe, then thread, then coin.
👟🔄🦶Shoe on the other footBy Wiktionary: the people in a situation have swapped roles. Running shoe, then counterclockwise arrows button, then foot.
🥾💪Tough as old bootsBy Wiktionary: very tough; very strong. Hiking boot, then flexed biceps.
🦶🦶💃Two left feetBy Wiktionary: clumsiness, especially at dancing. Foot, twice, then woman dancing.
Shoe combos 14
🩰🎶Dance classBallet shoes, then musical notes.
👟🚌Dash for the busRunning shoe, then bus.
🎒👟Gym bagBackpack, then running shoe.
🥾⛰️Hill walkHiking boot, then mountain.
👟❓Lost shoeRunning shoe, then red question mark.
✨👟✨New shoesSparkles, then running shoe, then sparkles.
👟👞Odd pairRunning shoe, then man’s shoe.
👞💼Office shoesMan’s shoe, then briefcase.
👟👟Pair of running shoesRunning shoe, twice.
🌅👟Run at sunriseSunrise, then running shoe.
👞👟👠🥾Shoe rackMan’s shoe, then running shoe, then high-heeled shoe, then hiking boot.