Woman in motorized wheelchair: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A woman with a medium-dark skin tone seated in a modern, motorized electric wheelchair. The design shows the user resting their hands on the armrest controls, highlighting the independence provided by powered mobility devices.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to discuss accessibility, mobility, and inclusive technology. It acts as a clear representation for people who use motorized chairs for daily transportation or navigating physical spaces, frequently appearing alongside ♿ or 👩‍🦽 to advocate for better infrastructure and support.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a significant push to increase the representation of people with disabilities in digital communication. Its inclusion followed a multi-year campaign by advocacy groups to ensure that mobile keyboards reflected the diversity of human movement and equipment.

Details

Glyph

👩🏾‍🦼

Unicode

U+1F469 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F9BC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f469_1f3fe_200d_1f9bc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC69;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDBC;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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

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