man kneeling: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CE 1F3FC 200D 2642
Description
A man with a white cane, indicating visual impairment, with a medium-light skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Represents an individual with a visual impairment, often used in contexts of disability awareness, inclusivity, or personal identification.
Backstory
This emoji sequence was introduced to allow for gender and skin tone variations of the 'person with white cane' emoji. The base emoji 'person with white cane' (U+1F9CE) was added in Unicode 12.0 (2019). The skin tone modifers (U+1F3FC for medium-light) and ZWJ sequence for gender (U+200D U+2642 for male) create this specific combination.
Usage Examples
- Discussing accessibility initiatives: 'We need to ensure content is accessible for all, including those represented by 👨🏻🦯.'
- Raising awareness about visual impairment: 'Understanding the challenges faced by individuals can start with recognizing symbols like 👨🏻🦯.'
- Inclusion in diverse group representations: 'Our team includes diverse individuals, just like the emojis we can now use to represent everyone, e.g., 👨🏻🦯.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Part of a broader push for inclusive emoji representation, highlighting various disabilities and promoting accessibility.
East Asian culture:
Similarly viewed as an inclusive representation, contributing to awareness about people with disabilities in digital communication.