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Representing a deaf person
My friend is deaf, 🧏, but he communicates beautifully through sign language.
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🚀 Emoji Details
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Deaf person
The 🧏 Deaf Person emoji depicts a person with a hand cupped near their ear, indicating deafness or difficulty hearing. This emoji is part of a set of emojis designed to represent individuals with dis...
Meaning & Usage
The 🧏 Deaf Person emoji depicts a person with a hand cupped near their ear, indicating deafness or difficulty hearing. This emoji is part of a set of emojis designed to represent individuals with disabilities, promoting inclusivity and accessibility in digital communication. It is primarily used to represent individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing impairments. It can also be used in discussions about deafness, sign language, or accessibility. This emoji was introduced in Unicode 12.0 in 2019 as part of a broader effort to increase representation of people with disabilities.
Usage Contexts
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Expressing difficulty hearing
Could you repeat that? I'm having a hard time hearing you 🧏.
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Discussing deafness and hearing loss
Let's raise awareness about hearing loss 🧏 and promote accessibility for everyone.
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Promoting inclusivity and accessibility
We need more representation for people with disabilities 🧏 in media and everyday life.
Platform Appearances
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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Глухой человек
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سماعت سے محروم شخص
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Orang tuli
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Người khiếm thính
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คนหูหนวก
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آدم ناشنوا
فارسی
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Mutumin Da Ya Rufe Kunnuwansa
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Mtu Asiyesikia
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কানে কালা ব্যক্তি
বাংলা
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နားမကြားသောသူ
မြန်မာ
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Kar Odam
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बहिरी व्यक्ती
मराठी
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చెవిటి వ్యక్తి
తెలుగు
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Tuna Rungu
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Kesê ker
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Taong Bingi
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Usage Tips
Use with other disability emojis
Combine this emoji with other disability-related emojis to represent a wider range of experiences.
Use in discussions about accessibility
Use this emoji when advocating for accessibility and inclusion for people with hearing impairments.
Pair with sign language emojis
Use this emoji in conjunction with emojis that represent sign language to talk about communication methods.
Developer Codes
U+1F9CF
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