About
The Deaf Man emoji (🧏♂️) represents someone using the universal gesture for deafness or hearing difficulty—hand cupped near the ear. It's your go-to for conversations about accessibility, deaf culture, or those moments when you literally can't hear what someone's saying over FaceTime.
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
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About
- Category
- People & Body
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When to use 🧏♂️
- →Indicating you're deaf or hard of hearing
- →Representing deaf culture and community
- →Showing you can't hear someone in a noisy environment
- →Discussing accessibility and inclusion topics
- →Asking someone to speak louder or repeat themselves
Keywords
deafmanaccessibilityeargesturehearpeoplebody
Related Concepts
accessibilitysign languagehearing impairedcan't hear youspeak upwhat did you saydeaf communityinclusioncommunicationASL
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F9CF-200D-2642-FE0F
- Unicode Version
- 12.0
- Added in Emoji
- 12
Did you know?
This emoji was part of Unicode 12.0's major push for better representation, arriving alongside other accessibility-focused emojis like the guide dog and wheelchair symbols to make digital communication more inclusive.
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12/29/25
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