Man in manual wheelchair facing right Emoji
People
A man sitting in a manual, self-propelled wheelchair, depicted in profile and facing toward the right. The design highlights the mechanics of the wheels and the seated position of the user.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, mobility, and inclusive infrastructure. It is frequently featured in conversations regarding urban planning, disability advocacy, and public transit. It is often used alongside the ♿ wheelchair symbol or the 👨🦼 motorized wheelchair emoji to distinguish between types of mobility aids.
History
Added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019, this character was part of a major Unicode effort to improve representation of people with disabilities. It was developed to provide more granular, descriptive options compared to the generic, static wheelchair icon that had been the standard for decades.
Details
Glyph
👨🦽➡
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f9bd_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
��‍��‍➡
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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