Person with white cane: light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with a light skin tone walking while using a long white cane to navigate. The cane extends toward the ground, signaling that the individual is actively scanning their surroundings for obstacles.

Usage Context

Used to represent blind or visually impaired individuals, or to signal accessibility needs in digital spaces. It is frequently used in discussions about infrastructure, disability advocacy, or to clarify that someone is navigating an environment without sight. It is often grouped with the ♿ or 🦯 emojis to denote helpful tools or accessible spaces.

History

This emoji was added in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0. It was created to provide a more inclusive and representative way for users to identify as blind or low-vision, filling a gap in early mobile messaging where only generic person icons were available.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏻‍🦯

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F9AF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_1f9af:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDAF;

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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