Ear with hearing aid Emoji

People

A side-profile view of a human ear featuring a small, curved hearing aid device resting behind the pinna. The design focuses on the device's technical placement to distinguish it from a standard ear.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, signal accessibility needs in a conversation, or highlight topics related to audiology. It is frequently used in discussions about assistive technology, inclusion, and sign language alongside 🤟 or 👂.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push by organizations like Apple to improve representation for people with disabilities. It reflects a shift in digital communication to include physical aids and medical devices that are part of everyday life for millions of people.

Details

Glyph

🦻

Unicode

U+1F9BB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9bb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDBB;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory body-parts

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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