Woman in motorized wheelchair: light skin tone Emoji

People

A woman with light skin sitting in a high-tech motorized wheelchair. The device features a prominent seat, armrests, and large wheels designed for power-assisted mobility.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent people with mobility disabilities who use electric wheelchairs for daily travel. It provides a more inclusive way to discuss accessibility, urban navigation, or public transit. It is often used alongside the symbol to highlight accessible locations or when discussing personal experiences with motorized mobility aids.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a major push to increase representation for people with disabilities. It was developed to provide a broader range of characters for disability advocacy, following feedback that earlier emoji sets lacked specific motorized options compared to the standard manual 👩‍🦽 version.

Details

Glyph
👩🏻‍🦼
Unicode
U+1F469 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f469_1f3fb_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
Tags
accessibilitymotorizedwheelchairwomanlight skin tonepeopledisabilitymobilitypower chairinclusive

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