deaf woman: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CF 1F3FC 200D 2640
Description
A deaf woman emoji with light skin tone. It depicts a person with their hand raised to their ear, indicating the sign for 'deaf' or 'hearing impaired', specifically customized with a female gender sign and light skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Represents communication, inclusivity, and specifically identifies individuals in the Deaf community. It can evoke feelings of understanding, affirmation, and recognition.
Backstory
This emoji sequence is part of a larger effort to increase representation and diversity within the emoji set. The base 'Deaf Person' emoji (1F9CF) was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019). The skin tone modifier (1F3FC) and gender sign (200D 2640 for female) were added to allow for more specific and inclusive representation.
Usage Examples
- To represent a deaf person in a conversation about accessibility: 'We need to ensure content is accessible to all. 🧏🏻♀️'
- In discussions about sign language or the Deaf community: 'She's learning ASL to communicate better with her friend. 🧏🏻♀️'
- To identify oneself or others as deaf: 'As a deaf woman, I appreciate this representation. 🧏🏻♀️'
- Highlighting inclusive events: 'Event will have sign language interpreters. 🧏🏻♀️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as a symbol representing deaf individuals and advocacy for accessibility. Used to promote awareness and inclusion.
East Asian culture:
Similar understanding as a symbol for deaf individuals, though the specific hand gesture might vary slightly in local sign languages, the general representation is clear.