Man with white cane facing right: light skin tone Emoji

People

A man with light skin shown in profile, walking toward the right while holding a white cane. The cane is positioned low to the ground, serving as a navigational tool for someone who is blind or has low vision.

Usage Context

This icon acts as a clear visual shorthand for accessibility and the presence of visually impaired individuals. It is frequently used in public service announcements, wayfinding discussions, or to signify support for disability advocacy. It is often paired with ๐Ÿฆฏ to emphasize the tool itself or โ™ฟ to denote general accessible spaces.

History

This sequence was added to the Unicode standard to provide more inclusive representation by combining separate characters for person, cane, and direction. This reflects the push for diverse character modifiers that allow users to accurately depict human figures within digital communication.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿฆฏโ€โžก
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fb_200d_1f9af_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
accessibilityblindcanefacing rightmanprobingwhite canevision impairmentvisually impaireddisabilitynavigationwalking

Twemoji Attribution

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