For all my life everyone has always told me âYouâre a shoe, youâre a shoe, youâre a shoe, youâre a shoeâ And then today I stopped and said âWhat if I donât want to be a shoe? What if I want to be a purse? Or a hat?
Rachel Green may have become anything besides a shoe, but the list youâre about to read is one hundred percent a shoe.
Welcome to the emoji version of shoes!
Before we dive into this strangely but strongly gendered sector of fashion, letâs just say, at least once in our lives we have been forced to believe ourselves to be shoes. But we fought against the odds, rose up to our feet, and walked over them with an expensive pair.
This list aims to walk over those odds.
Leisure/Casual Footwear

đ Manâs Shoe Emoji
Ah, the classic Mr. Bean footwear. Just because an iconic man wore these leathery shoes, does not make them a âmanâs shoeâ. Thatâs like repeatedly telling this shoe âyouâre a manâs shoe, youâre a manâs shoe!â.
But what if đ does not want to be a manâs shoe? What if wants to be a womanâs shoe or just a shoe with no gendered predisposition? Do you ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself.

đą Womanâs Boot Emoji
Just a single feminine boot. Letâs be honest here. Both men and women wear these boots. Right? So, what makes it a womanâs boot?
*zones out into deep thinking*
Anyway. The problem is not with shoes, itâs with something far greater. Nonetheless, đą is just a boot. Not only to be used by women but both. Meaning, if youâre a man, and youâre wearing boots, adding đą to your caption is totally fine. You do you, cowboy!

đ„ż Flat Shoe Emoji
Flat shoes are not just pretty, theyâre super versatile too. You could pair đ„ż with casuals, formals, and even beachwear! So, this particular emoji would rule equally for flat shoes such as ballerinas, bellies, and any other kind of slip-on shoes.

đ High-Heeled Shoe Emoji
High heels are inseparable from sophistication. People in high heels are blindly categorized to be a âcertain kind/wayâ. Truth is, high heels are straight-up badass. Itâs very easy to intimidate in a pair of heels, thus causing the categories. Insecurities.
đ is the only footwear that needs practice before perfection. Every other footwear on this list and around the world follows the motto of âwear and walkâ. But only heels require the âwear, walk, break, fall, rise, walk againâ mantra that makes them a badass little shoe.
Also, all genders can like and rock this shoe.

đĄ Womanâs Sandal Emoji
Imagine this. A man walks into the store youâre in and you see him in one of these đĄ. Does it make you uncomfortable? Does it make you uneasy? The kind that pushes you to âconfrontâ the âproblemâ?
If it did, think about this. Itâs just footwear, the means of guarding your feet against the harshness of changing terrains. So, when itâs used just for protection and style, of course (because we live in the 21st century) why is đĄ bothersome when worn by the âwrongâ people?
That way, a woman wearing a pair of sneakers should be throwing people off guard as well.

𩎠Thong Sandal Emoji
Flipflops!! Thank the heavens! Youâre finally here to save us from this gendered shoe world.
Flipflop: Iâm saving yâall?
Shoes: Hell, yes! Someone to finally remind us that sanity exists!
Flipflop: Um. Iâm blue, guys. Wait for me to turn pink and watch only the gals pick me 𩎠Of course, the would then guys cringe at me.
Sporty and Artsy Footwear

đ„Ÿ Hiking Boot Emoji
A tough and seemingly durable brown hiking boot is essential if youâre an adventurous person. Not being âadventure-istâ here, even if youâre not into hikes, treks, anything outdoorsy, đ„Ÿ will still be a kickass accessory.

đ©° Ballet Shoes Emoji
These arenât ballerinas. Theyâre not the âeveryone can sport those ballet shoesâ. đ©° is the original ballet shoes. The ones you need to bend and break in order to fit and perfect.
Innately, đ©° signifies more than just footwear. In fact, it hardly signifies footwear. This emoji represents the art of ballet. The elegant story of ballet in the face of hustle, defeat, passion, dedication, and grace.

đ Running Shoe Emoji
Good old running shoes. Serves everyone just as equally as every other shoe. But wait, whatâs that? There are male and female running shoes as well?
Well, if đ is pink, blue, candy toned, etc., itâs obviously a womanâs running shoe, ainât it? But if itâs black, green, rugged, ah, a manâs running shoe! Thankfully the one here is red, seems like a neutral shade.
Shoes are shoes. Much like clothes are clothes. Heels look as great on men as oxfords would on women. Wearing a particular kind of shoes does not represent the person you are, it merely represents fashion taste.
Footwear is a dynamic branch of fashion. You not only get to nail the perfect outfit with a great pair, but you also get to vamp up your entire look with them. Shoes are not just comfy and good-looking, they are trendsetting too. So when something as wonderful as footwear gets gendered, itâs quite terrifying to truly express oneself.
The real world may take its own time to come to senses, but the emoji world is already getting there. If youâre talking about gender-neutrality via shoes, these emojis are here to help!