Deaf man Emoji
People
A man pointing his index finger toward his ear. This gesture is a standard sign in American Sign Language and other sign languages to indicate the concept of 'deaf' or 'hearing impaired.'
Usage Context
This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, sign language, or personal identity regarding hearing status. It is frequently used in threads about disability awareness or when someone is signaling that they are unable to hear a video or audio clip. It is often paired with 🧏 or 👂 to emphasize communication needs.
History
The character was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of an effort to increase inclusive representation in digital communication. It was developed to help bridge the gap for users who rely on non-verbal communication and visual sign languages in their daily online interactions.
Details
Glyph
🧏♂
Unicode
U+1F9CF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cf_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
��‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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