Man with white cane facing right: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A figure representing a man with a medium skin tone holding a white cane while walking toward the right. The white cane is a universally recognized tool used by people who are blind or have low vision to navigate their surroundings independently.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, mobility, and the daily experiences of the visually impaired. It is frequently employed in conversations regarding inclusive design or when a user needs to represent themselves or others in a navigational context. It is often used alongside related accessibility icons like 🦮 or ♿.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard as part of a push to increase representation for people with disabilities. It combines the man emoji with the blind-person-with-cane emoji, utilizing Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequences to allow for diverse skin tone modifiers and directional variations in modern messaging apps.
Details
Glyph
👨🏽🦯➡
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fd_200d_1f9af_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
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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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