Person with white cane: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium-dark skin holding a white cane extended outward to navigate their surroundings. The figure is shown in motion, indicating the use of a cane as a tool for identifying obstacles or changes in terrain.

Usage Context

This emoji serves as a clear indicator of visual impairment and is used to discuss accessibility, mobility, or assistive technology. It is frequently employed in conversations regarding inclusive design or when someone is describing their own experience navigating the world without sight. It is often grouped with the 🦮 guide dog emoji to represent different methods of navigational aid.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of the effort to broaden representation for people with disabilities. The inclusion of the white cane reflects decades of advocacy for better digital visibility of accessibility aids, moving beyond simple icons to human-centered depictions that acknowledge diverse identities and skin tones.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏾‍🦯

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F9AF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fe_200d_1f9af:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDAF;

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

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