Man in manual wheelchair facing right: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with a medium-light skin tone sitting in a manual wheelchair, oriented toward the right. The design depicts a person using a standard push-rim chair, highlighting physical mobility and accessibility.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss accessibility, public infrastructure, or the daily experiences of people who use mobility aids. It is often grouped with related icons like 🧑‍🦽 or ♿ to identify accessible facilities or advocate for inclusive spaces.

History

While the wheelchair symbol has been a part of Unicode since the early 2000s, this specific variant was introduced in 2019 as part of a major push to make character sets more representative of human diversity. It reflects a shift in digital communication toward recognizing the varied ways people move through the world.

Details

Glyph

👨🏼‍🦽‍➡

Unicode

U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_1f3fc_200d_1f9bd_200d_27a1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBD;‍➡

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

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