man in motorized wheelchair

This emoji depicts a man in a motorized wheelchair. It is used to represent accessibility and the mobility of people with disabilities.

Recently, it has been widely used on social media and in messaging to naturally express and communicate the daily lives of people with disabilities.

Introduced in Unicode version 12.0 in 2019, this emoji was created to promote digital inclusivity alongside the disability rights movement. With growing global awareness of accessibility and the mobility rights of people with disabilities, it is actively used on social media and messaging platforms.

It frequently appears in news related to the Paralympics and other disability sports competitions. Recently, YouTubers with disabilities have been actively using this emoji when sharing their daily lives or conducting disability awareness campaigns.