Person in motorized wheelchair: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person with medium skin tone seated in a motorized wheelchair. The emoji features the individual facing forward, with the side-profile of a powered mobility device clearly visible beneath them.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent mobility, independence, and accessibility. It serves as a vital tool for digital communication regarding disability rights, travel logistics, and inclusive infrastructure. It is often used in conversations alongside symbols of accessibility like the ♿ wheelchair symbol or the 🦾 mechanical arm.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a significant push by the Unicode Consortium to increase the representation of people with disabilities in digital messaging. The inclusion of skin tone modifiers allowed for a more diverse array of users to see themselves reflected in the standard emoji set.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏽‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fd_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍&#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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