Person in motorized wheelchair Emoji
People
A person sitting in a motorized wheelchair, shown from the side. The chair features a sturdy frame and large wheels, distinguishing it from manual models.
Usage Context
Used to discuss accessibility, mobility, or the lived experience of wheelchair users. It is frequently paired with icons like ♿ to signify accessible spaces or highlight inclusive infrastructure in public settings.
History
This emoji was added in 2019 as part of a push for better representation in digital communication. It was developed to provide a more accurate depiction of modern assistive technology, moving beyond the older, static wheelchair icon that did not account for the prevalence of power-assisted mobility devices.
Details
Glyph
🧑🦼
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_1f9bc:
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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