Man in motorized wheelchair facing right Emoji
People
A man sitting in a modern, motorized wheelchair, depicted in profile and moving toward the right. The design highlights the mechanical base of the chair to distinguish it from manual models.
Usage Context
Used to discuss accessibility, mobility aids, or daily activities for people with physical disabilities. It is often grouped with the woman in motorized wheelchair or manual wheelchair to represent a broader range of personal mobility equipment.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push to make digital communication more inclusive. It represents a significant update from the early, generic wheelchair icons that did not differentiate between manual and powered versions.
Details
Glyph
👨🦼➡
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f9bc_200d_27a1:
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
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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