Deaf man: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with light skin pointing his index finger toward his ear, signaling that he cannot hear or is trying to listen. The design captures a common manual gesture used to indicate deafness or hearing impairment.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to identify as deaf, discuss sign language, or signal difficulty in hearing during a conversation. It serves as an important tool for accessibility and digital inclusion, often used alongside the sign language emoji ๐ŸคŸ.

History

Part of the effort to increase representation in digital communication, this emoji was added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. It builds on the standardized set of accessibility icons developed to better reflect the diverse ways people communicate in an increasingly online world.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿง๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚
Unicode
U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cf_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
accessibilitydeafeargesturehearmansign languagehard of hearingdeaf mancommunicationdisabilityinclusive

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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