Person in motorized wheelchair: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium skin tone seated in a motorized wheelchair. The emoji features the individual facing forward, with the side-profile of a powered mobility device clearly visible beneath them.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent mobility, independence, and accessibility. It serves as a vital tool for digital communication regarding disability rights, travel logistics, and inclusive infrastructure. It is often used in conversations alongside symbols of accessibility like the ♿ wheelchair symbol or the 🦾 mechanical arm.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a significant push by the Unicode Consortium to increase the representation of people with disabilities in digital messaging. The inclusion of skin tone modifiers allowed for a more diverse array of users to see themselves reflected in the standard emoji set.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏽‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fd_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBC;

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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