Person with white cane: light skin tone Emoji
People
A person with a light skin tone walking while using a long white cane to navigate. The cane extends toward the ground, signaling that the individual is actively scanning their surroundings for obstacles.
Usage Context
Used to represent blind or visually impaired individuals, or to signal accessibility needs in digital spaces. It is frequently used in discussions about infrastructure, disability advocacy, or to clarify that someone is navigating an environment without sight. It is often grouped with the ♿ or 🦯 emojis to denote helpful tools or accessible spaces.
History
This emoji was added in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0. It was created to provide a more inclusive and representative way for users to identify as blind or low-vision, filling a gap in early mobile messaging where only generic person icons were available.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏻🦯
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9AF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_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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