Ear with hearing aid Emoji

People

A side-profile view of a human ear featuring a small, curved hearing aid device resting behind the pinna. The design focuses on the device's technical placement to distinguish it from a standard ear.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, signal accessibility needs in a conversation, or highlight topics related to audiology. It is frequently used in discussions about assistive technology, inclusion, and sign language alongside 🤟 or 👂.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push by organizations like Apple to improve representation for people with disabilities. It reflects a shift in digital communication to include physical aids and medical devices that are part of everyday life for millions of people.

Details

Glyph

🦻

Unicode

U+1F9BB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9bb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDBB;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory body-parts

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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