Person in motorized wheelchair facing right Emoji
People
A person sitting in a motorized wheelchair facing toward the right. The design features a joystick-controlled chair, distinguishing it from standard manual wheelchairs.
Usage Context
Used to represent disability, mobility aids, and accessibility in digital spaces. It is frequently employed to advocate for inclusive infrastructure or to identify locations that are friendly to users of power chairs. It is often used alongside ♿ to highlight accessibility features.
History
This emoji was added in 2020 as part of Unicode 13.0, following a push from advocacy groups to improve the diversity and accuracy of disability-related representations in tech. By distinguishing between manual and motorized versions, it acknowledges the specific technology used by many people with mobility impairments.
Details
Glyph
🧑🦼➡
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_1f9bc_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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