Person with white cane facing right: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A person with medium skin tone walking to the right while holding a long white cane extended in front of them. The cane is a distinct mobility aid used to detect obstacles or changes in terrain.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a clear indicator for accessibility, blind advocacy, or navigation. It is frequently used by members of the disability community to discuss mobility aids or to flag content that is accessible to those who use screen readers or tactile assistance. It pairs well with other accessibility-focused icons like ♿ or 🦯.
History
This character was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of an effort to improve diversity and inclusivity in digital communication. It builds upon the earlier, simpler cane emoji 🦯, allowing users to represent the person utilizing the tool rather than just the object itself.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏽🦯➡
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F9AF U+200D U+27A1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fd_200d_1f9af_200d_27a1:
HTML Entity
����‍��‍➡
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
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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