Person in motorized wheelchair facing right: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium-dark skin sitting in a motorized wheelchair, shown in profile moving toward the right. The design features a joystick control and the mechanical base typical of an electric mobility device.

Usage Context

Used to discuss accessibility, mobility aid technology, or personal transportation. It is often used in conversations about inclusive infrastructure and disability rights, frequently alongside ♿ or 🧑‍🦽 to highlight the importance of universal design.

History

This emoji was added in 2020 as part of the effort to diversify representation in the Unicode standard. It builds upon the legacy of earlier, more generic wheelchair icons by specifically highlighting the motorized variety, reflecting the evolution of inclusive digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏾‍🦼‍➡

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fe_200d_1f9bc_200d_27a1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBC;‍➡

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

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