Man with white cane facing right: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-dark skin tone walking toward the right while holding a long white cane used for navigation. The icon depicts the standard mobility tool used by individuals who are blind or have low vision to detect obstacles in their path.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a clear indicator for accessibility discussions, assistive technology, or identifying locations equipped for visually impaired guests. It is often used alongside ♿ to signal that a space or service is inclusive.
History
Introduced in Emoji 13.0 in 2020, this character resulted from a push for better representation of people with disabilities. The white cane design follows the international standard for mobility aids, which gained global recognition after the invention of the 'long cane' method in the 1940s.
Details
Glyph
👨🏾🦯➡
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fe_200d_1f9af_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
����‍��‍➡
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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