Person in motorized wheelchair: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-skinned person sitting in a modern, motorized wheelchair. The device features a prominent rear wheel and a joystick control unit, representing a standard power chair used for mobility assistance.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, disability rights, or the daily experiences of people who use power chairs. It is frequently grouped with related accessibility icons like the wheelchair symbol or the person in manual wheelchair to indicate inclusive environments or to highlight specific transit needs.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0, this character was part of a major industry-wide push to improve representation for people with disabilities. It reflects the evolution of digital communication, moving beyond generic icons to offer more diverse, inclusive options for users globally.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏿‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;‍&#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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