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

People

A person with a medium-light skin tone sitting in a manual wheelchair, depicted in profile and facing toward the right. The design clearly shows the seat, the large rear wheel, and the person’s posture.

Usage Context

Used to denote accessibility features, promote inclusion, or identify locations that are wheelchair-friendly. It is often used in discussions regarding disability rights or to describe someone commuting by wheelchair. It frequently appears alongside symbols like to mark infrastructure or services.

History

This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 12.0 update in 2019. It was added to expand the range of human representations in digital communication, following a push for more diverse and inclusive icons that accurately reflect the experiences of people with mobility impairments.

Details

Glyph
🧑🏼‍🦽‍➡
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F9BD U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fc_200d_1f9bd_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
Tags
accessibilityfacingmanualpersonrightwheelchairdisabledinclusionmobilitydisabilityusermedium-light skin tone

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