What does ๐งโโ๏ธ Deaf Man mean?
The male version of ๐ง represents deaf and hard-of-hearing men. It appears in Deaf community posts, sign language content and accessibility conversations, and deaf men often use it to represent themselves.
๐งโโ๏ธ Deaf Man is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about accessibility, ear, gesture and hear.
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๐งโโ๏ธ Deaf Man on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Deaf Man looks on each platform.
Deaf Man in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Deaf Man emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโโ๏ธ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :deaf_man:.
When was the Deaf Man emoji added?
๐งโโ๏ธ Deaf Man was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Deaf Man emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Deaf Man. The underlying code (U+1F9CF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.