Person in motorized wheelchair: light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with light skin tone sitting in a motorized wheelchair. The design features a powered mobility device with a visible joystick controller and a sturdy frame.

Usage Context

Used to represent disability, accessibility, or the use of powered mobility aids in daily life. It is frequently utilized in discussions regarding urban planning, inclusivity, and personal travel. It often appears alongside other inclusive icons like 🧑‍🦽 or ♿ to signal accessible routes or spaces.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push for better representation of people with disabilities. Its inclusion followed a long-standing demand from advocates for more diverse and accurate depictions of mobility technology beyond the generic manual chair design.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏻‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍&#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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