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 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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