Man with white cane: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with medium-dark skin holding a long, straight white cane angled toward the ground. The icon depicts a person navigating their surroundings with a tool designed to detect obstacles.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a vital representation for the blind and visually impaired community. It is frequently used in discussions about accessibility, urban navigation, and disability advocacy. It is often grouped with the woman with white cane or the white cane emoji to highlight inclusion in digital communication.
History
Added in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0, this emoji was part of a major push to make the digital keyboard more representative of real-world physical mobility aids. The inclusion of skin tone modifiers reflects a commitment to ensuring that accessibility icons are as diverse as the people who use them.
Details
Glyph
👨🏾🦯
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F9AF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fe_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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