Person in manual wheelchair: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned person sitting in a manual wheelchair. The person is shown in profile, appearing to be in motion, with their hands positioned on the wheels of a standard mobility chair.
Usage Context
This emoji acts as a visual shorthand for accessibility and mobility. It is frequently used to discuss disabled rights, highlight accessible locations, or share personal experiences regarding navigation. It is often paired with the ♿ wheelchair symbol or the 🦾 mechanical arm emoji to represent diverse forms of physical interaction and support.
History
The person in a wheelchair was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 to better represent the daily lives of people with disabilities. The ability to apply skin tone modifiers to this character was introduced shortly after to ensure greater inclusivity and better representation for people of color who use mobility devices.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏿🦽
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9BD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f9bd:
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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