Person in motorized wheelchair facing right: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned person sitting in a motorized wheelchair that is oriented toward the right. The design clearly displays the joystick control mechanism used to navigate the powered chair.
Usage Context
Used to discuss accessibility, mobility aids, or to represent an individual navigating their environment. It is a common choice for inclusion in conversations about disability rights or personal transportation, and it serves as a more specific alternative to the standard ♿ wheelchair symbol.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 13.0 in 2020 as part of a wider industry initiative to improve representation of people with disabilities. It follows the evolution of digital communication that shifted from static icons to diverse, customizable human figures that better reflect the real world.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏿🦼➡
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f9bc_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
����‍��‍➡
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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