What does ๐งโ๐ฆฏ Person with White Cane mean?
A person walking with a long white cane, the mobility tool many blind and low-vision people use to detect obstacles. It represents blindness and visual impairment in conversations about accessibility, tactile paving, inclusive design, and disability awareness. International White Cane Safety Day, held each year on October 15, is a common occasion for it. Man, woman, and right-facing versions also exist.
๐งโ๐ฆฏ Person with White Cane is an emoji from the People & Body category (people in motion), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019. People use it in messages about accessibility, blind and probing.
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๐งโ๐ฆฏ Person with White Cane on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person with White Cane looks on each platform.
Person with White Cane in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person with White Cane emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโ๐ฆฏ 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_with_probing_cane:.
When was the Person with White Cane emoji added?
๐งโ๐ฆฏ Person with White Cane 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 with White Cane emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐ฆฏ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ฆฏ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ฆฏ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ฆฏ ๐ง๐พโ๐ฆฏ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐ฆฏ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโ๐ฆฏ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person with White Cane. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9AF) 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.