Man with white cane Emoji

People

A man depicted with a white cane, used to navigate his surroundings by detecting obstacles. This emoji shows a figure holding a long, thin stick that extends downward toward the ground.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent blindness, low vision, or the use of accessibility aids in daily life. It is often employed to highlight inclusive design or to denote someone who is visually impaired. It is frequently seen alongside the 👩‍🦯 woman with white cane emoji to maintain gender parity in accessibility discussions.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0, this icon was the result of a push for more representative and inclusive imagery. It moved beyond generic symbols to specifically highlight the lived experience of people who navigate the world using mobility tools.

Details

Glyph

👨‍🦯

Unicode

U+1F468 U+200D U+1F9AF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f9af:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDAF;

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

Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.

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