Person in motorized wheelchair: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with a medium-light skin tone sitting in a motorized wheelchair. The device is depicted with large wheels and a control joystick, representing a powered mobility aid used for independent navigation.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, mobility rights, or personal travel experiences. It serves as a more specific alternative to the manual 🦽 or the standard 🧑, highlighting the role of technology in providing freedom of movement for people with disabilities.

History

This character was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a broader push to increase representation for people with disabilities in digital communication, following a proposal that highlighted the need for more diverse and inclusive mobility icons.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏼‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fc_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍&#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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