Person in motorized wheelchair facing right: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-skinned person sitting in a motorized wheelchair that is oriented toward the right. The design clearly displays the joystick control mechanism used to navigate the powered chair.

Usage Context

Used to discuss accessibility, mobility aids, or to represent an individual navigating their environment. It is a common choice for inclusion in conversations about disability rights or personal transportation, and it serves as a more specific alternative to the standard โ™ฟ wheelchair symbol.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 13.0 in 2020 as part of a wider industry initiative to improve representation of people with disabilities. It follows the evolution of digital communication that shifted from static icons to diverse, customizable human figures that better reflect the real world.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿฆผโ€โžก
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F9BC U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f9bc_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
accessibilityfacingmotorizedpersonrightwheelchairmobilitydisabilitypowered chairinclusiverepresentation

Twemoji Attribution

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

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