What does 🦯 White Cane mean?
A white cane, the long mobility cane used by people who are blind or have low vision. It stands for blindness, visual impairment and accessibility. People use it in posts about disability awareness, accessible design, orientation and mobility training, or personal experiences of living with sight loss. Related emojis include 🧑🦯, a person walking with the cane, and 🦮, a guide dog.
🦯 White Cane is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about accessibility, blind and probing.
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🦯 White Cane on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how White Cane looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the White Cane emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🦯 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 :probing_cane:.
When was the White Cane emoji added?
🦯 White Cane was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🦯 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for White Cane. The underlying code (U+1F9AF) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.