Deaf man: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-light skin tone gesturing toward his ear with a single finger, signifying that he is deaf or hard of hearing. The gesture mimics the physical motion of pointing to the ear to indicate hearing status or the need for sign language communication.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a clear way to identify as deaf or to signal that someone is unable to hear. It is frequently used in professional and social settings to request accessibility accommodations or to explain why a person may not be responding to audio cues. It is often used alongside 🤟 to represent the deaf community or to discuss sign language.
History
Added in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0, this emoji was part of a major push by the Unicode Consortium to improve accessibility representation. It reflects the growing awareness of inclusive digital communication, building upon earlier, more generic accessibility icons that lacked human representation.
Details
Glyph
🧏🏼♂
Unicode
U+1F9CF U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cf_1f3fc_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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