Man with white cane: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned man walking while using a long white cane to navigate his surroundings. The design clearly shows the cane being held low, ready to sweep the ground for obstacles.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to represent blind or visually impaired individuals or to signal the use of accessibility tools. It is frequently paired with the 🦮 guide dog emoji to discuss mobility aids and support services in everyday settings.
History
Part of the effort to make digital communication more inclusive, this variation was added in 2019 alongside the broader release of accessibility-themed characters. It builds on the standardized white cane icon, which has served as an international orientation and mobility marker for the visually impaired since the mid-20th century.
Details
Glyph
👨🏿🦯
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9AF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3ff_200d_1f9af:
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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