What does ๐งโ๐ฆฝ Person in Manual Wheelchair mean?
A person sitting in a manual wheelchair, the kind pushed by hand using the large rear wheels. It represents wheelchair users and mobility disabilities more broadly, and it often appears in conversations about accessible design, wheelchair sports, travel, and inclusion. Many people use it to describe their own plans or experiences. Man, woman, and right-facing variants are also available.
๐งโ๐ฆฝ Person in Manual Wheelchair is an emoji from the People & Body category (people in motion), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019.
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๐งโ๐ฆฝ Person in Manual Wheelchair on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person in Manual Wheelchair looks on each platform.
Person in Manual Wheelchair in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person in Manual Wheelchair emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโ๐ฆฝ 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 :person_in_manual_wheelchair:.
When was the Person in Manual Wheelchair emoji added?
๐งโ๐ฆฝ Person in Manual Wheelchair was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person in Manual Wheelchair emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐ฆฝ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ฆฝ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ฆฝ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ฆฝ ๐ง๐พโ๐ฆฝ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ฆฝ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโ๐ฆฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person in Manual Wheelchair. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9BD) 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.