Man in motorized wheelchair: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with light skin tone sitting in a powered wheelchair. The design features a sturdy base with large rear wheels and a controller joystick, illustrating a modern mobility device rather than a manual chair.

Usage Context

Used to discuss accessibility, advocate for inclusive infrastructure, or represent people who rely on motorized mobility aids. It is frequently grouped with related accessibility icons like 👩‍🦼 or ♿ to highlight public accommodations or personal travel needs.

History

This emoji was added in 2019 as part of a significant update to expand representation for individuals with disabilities. It reflects a shift in digital communication to provide more accurate depictions of assistive technology, following years of user feedback requesting better inclusivity for those using motorized chairs instead of manual ones.

Details

Glyph

👨🏻‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F468 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_1f3fb_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBC;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

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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