Deaf person Emoji
People
A person pointing their index finger toward their ear, signaling that they are deaf or hard of hearing. The gesture is a standard visual representation for communication accessibility regarding hearing status.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to identify one's own hearing status or to discuss matters concerning the Deaf community and sign language accessibility. It is frequently used alongside emojis like 🤟 to express pride in Deaf culture or to clarify a need for visual communication.
History
Added in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0, this emoji was developed following a successful proposal to improve representation of disability in digital communication. It was released alongside other accessibility-focused icons to help users more accurately describe their daily lives and personal identities.
Details
Glyph
🧏
Unicode
U+1F9CF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cf:
HTML Entity
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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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