man in manual wheelchair facing right: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F468 1F3FB 200D 1F9BD 200D 27A1
Description
Unicode sequence for 'Man: Medium-Light Skin Tone, White Hair, Arrow: Rightwards Arrow' which is usually depicted as a man with medium-light skin tone and white hair, with a rightwards arrow appearing next to him, often indicating movement or progression.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, descriptive, or indicating action/progression. The combination forms a person moving or pointing towards the right, which can imply moving forward, agreeing, or indicating a direction.
Backstory
This emoji is a ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence. It combines base emojis: 'Man' (U+1F468), 'Medium-Light Skin Tone' (U+1F3FB), 'White Hair' (U+1F9BD), and 'Rightwards Arrow' (U+27A1). The 'Man' emoji (U+1F468) itself was added in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Skin tone modifiers were added in Unicode 8.0 (2015). Specific hair types (like white hair) were introduced later for more granular representation. The rightwards arrow is a long-standing symbol (Unicode 1.1, 1993). The combination through ZWJ allows for the creation of more complex and descriptive character representations, enabling a richer visual vocabulary.
Usage Examples
- Depicting an older man moving: 'Dad's heading out for his walk 🚶️1F468 1F3FB 200D 1F9BD 200D 27A1'
- Indicating progression of an older man: 'He's moving into the next phase of his career 1F468 1F3FB 200D 1F9BD 200D 27A1'
- A general depiction of an older man in motion or acting: 'The wise man pointed the way 1F468 1F3FB 200D 1F9BD 200D 27A1'
Cultural Differences
General:
The meaning is largely consistent across cultures, focusing on the person (man) with specific attributes (skin tone, hair color) and a directional indicator (arrow). The 'man' component is standard, and the arrow's meaning is universally understood. The presence of the rightwards arrow often implies 'next', 'forward', or 'agree'.
Specific Use Cases:
In some contexts, especially when combined with other emojis or text, it could imply 'old man moving forward', 'man with white hair leading the way', or 'man progressing to the next stage'.