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Deaf man

The 🧏‍♂️ Deaf Man emoji depicts a man with his hand cupped near his ear, symbolizing hearing impairment or deafness. It is part of a set of emojis representing people with disabilities, aiming to pro...

U+1F9CF-200D-2642-FE0F Unicode
12.0 Version People & Body Categories

📖 Meaning & Usage

The 🧏‍♂️ Deaf Man emoji depicts a man with his hand cupped near his ear, symbolizing hearing impairment or deafness. It is part of a set of emojis representing people with disabilities, aiming to promote inclusivity and representation in digital communication. The primary use of this emoji is to represent deafness, hearing loss, or the deaf community. It can also be used in discussions about accessibility, disability rights, or to indicate that someone is hard of hearing. The emoji was introduced as part of Unicode 12.0 in 2019, reflecting a growing awareness and effort to include diverse representations in emoji sets.

🎯 Usage Contexts

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Representing deafness or hearing loss

My grandfather is 🧏‍♂️ and uses hearing aids.

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Advocating for accessibility

Let's make sure our event is accessible for everyone, including 🧏‍♂️ and those with other disabilities.

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Showing support for the deaf community

I'm learning sign language to better communicate with the 🧏‍♂️ community.

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Indicating someone didn't hear something

Did you hear what I said? 🧏‍♂️

📱 Platform Appearances

Deaf man Google Noto emoji Google Noto Apache 2.0
Deaf man Twitter/X emoji Twitter/X CC-BY 4.0

ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.

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Making sure our website is accessible to 🧏‍♂️ and others with disabilities.

Learning more about deaf culture and how to be a better ally. 🧏‍♂️

This event needs to be more inclusive for people who are 🧏‍♂️.

I'm taking a sign language class! 🧏‍♂️

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💡 Usage Tips

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Use with other disability emojis

Combine with other disability emojis to represent a wider range of experiences and promote inclusivity.

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Use in accessibility discussions

Use this emoji when discussing accessibility initiatives or advocating for the rights of deaf individuals.

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Pair with sign language emojis

Use this emoji in conjunction with emojis representing sign language to emphasize communication methods within the deaf community.

💻 Developer Codes

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