Person in motorized wheelchair: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned person sitting in a modern, motorized wheelchair. The device features a prominent rear wheel and a joystick control unit, representing a standard power chair used for mobility assistance.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, disability rights, or the daily experiences of people who use power chairs. It is frequently grouped with related accessibility icons like the wheelchair symbol or the person in manual wheelchair to indicate inclusive environments or to highlight specific transit needs.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0, this character was part of a major industry-wide push to improve representation for people with disabilities. It reflects the evolution of digital communication, moving beyond generic icons to offer more diverse, inclusive options for users globally.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏿🦼
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f9bc:
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.