About
The Deaf Person emoji (🧏) shows someone making the universal gesture for 'deaf' or 'hard of hearing'—hand cupped near the ear, then moving to cover the mouth. It's become a powerful tool for representing the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in digital spaces, while also serving as shorthand for 'I can't hear you' in noisy situations or when someone's being deliberately obtuse.
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About
- Category
- People & Body
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When to use 🧏
- →Representing deaf or hard-of-hearing identity in profiles or conversations
- →Indicating you can't hear someone in a video call or noisy environment
- →Advocating for accessibility and inclusion in digital spaces
- →Responding when someone's being unclear or not making sense
- →Supporting deaf awareness campaigns or events
Keywords
deafpersonaccessibilityeargesturehearpeoplebody
Related Concepts
sign languageaccessibilityhearing lossdeaf culturecommunication barrierASLinclusivedisability representationcan't hear youspeak up
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F9CF
- Unicode Version
- 12.0
- Added in Emoji
- 12
Did you know?
Added in 2019 as part of Unicode's push for better disability representation, this emoji was specifically designed with input from deaf community advocates to ensure the gesture was culturally accurate and respectful.
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