Man with white cane Emoji
People
A man depicted with a white cane, used to navigate his surroundings by detecting obstacles. This emoji shows a figure holding a long, thin stick that extends downward toward the ground.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to represent blindness, low vision, or the use of accessibility aids in daily life. It is often employed to highlight inclusive design or to denote someone who is visually impaired. It is frequently seen alongside the 👩🦯 woman with white cane emoji to maintain gender parity in accessibility discussions.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0, this icon was the result of a push for more representative and inclusive imagery. It moved beyond generic symbols to specifically highlight the lived experience of people who navigate the world using mobility tools.
Details
Glyph
👨🦯
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9AF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_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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