Person in motorized wheelchair facing right Emoji
People
A person sitting in a motorized wheelchair facing toward the right. The design features a joystick-controlled chair, distinguishing it from standard manual wheelchairs.
Usage Context
Used to represent disability, mobility aids, and accessibility in digital spaces. It is frequently employed to advocate for inclusive infrastructure or to identify locations that are friendly to users of power chairs. It is often used alongside ♿ to highlight accessibility features.
History
This emoji was added in 2020 as part of Unicode 13.0, following a push from advocacy groups to improve the diversity and accuracy of disability-related representations in tech. By distinguishing between manual and motorized versions, it acknowledges the specific technology used by many people with mobility impairments.
Details
Glyph
🧑🦼➡
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_1f9bc_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
��‍��‍➡
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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