Man in manual wheelchair

Man in manual wheelchair Emoji

People

A man sitting in a self-propelled manual wheelchair. The design depicts a side-profile view of a wheelchair with large rear wheels and a seated figure facing forward.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent mobility, accessibility, and disability advocacy. It is frequently used in discussions regarding public infrastructure, personal experiences with physical movement, or to add specific identity markers to a message, often appearing alongside or 👩‍🦽 to highlight inclusive environments.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push to increase representation for people with disabilities. It was developed to allow for more nuanced digital communication, replacing the static, gender-neutral wheelchair icon that had existed in earlier character sets.

Details

Glyph
👨‍🦽
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9BD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f9bd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
man in manual wheelchairdisabilityaccessibilitymalemenmobilitywheelchair userinclusivehealthcare

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.