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🧏🏾U+1F9CF U+1F3FE

Deaf person emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🧏🏾 is the deaf person emoji (🧏) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧏 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

Unicode name
deaf person: medium-dark skin tone
Category
People & body, Gestures
Added
Emoji 12.0 in 2019
Code points
U+1F9CF U+1F3FE
Base emoji
🧏 Deaf person

What it means

A person gesturing toward their ear. It is a go-to for representing deafness and people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and for posts about deaf culture, hearing loss and accessibility, such as captions and sign language.

How it looks

🧏🏾
Your device
Deaf person emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Deaf person emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Deaf person emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in OpenMoji by OpenMoji, the open-source emoji and icon project
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

🧏🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

  1. 🧏Deaf personU+1F9CF
  2. 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE

How to type 🧏🏾

iPhone and iPad
Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “deaf person”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “deaf person”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “deaf person”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “deaf person”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolpersona sorda: tono de piel oscuro medioaccesibilidad, escuchar, oído, oír, persona sorda, sordera, tono de piel oscuro medio
Françaispersonne sourde : peau mateaccessibilité, entendre, malentendant, oreille, peau mate, personne sourde, sourd, surdité
Deutschgehörlose Person: mitteldunkle HautfarbeBarrierefreiheit, gehörlos, hören, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Ohr, Person, schwerhörig, taub
Italianopersona con problemi di udito: carnagione abbastanza scuraaccessibilità, carnagione abbastanza scura, difficoltà uditive, non sentire, orecchio, persona, persona con problemi di udito, problemi di udito, sordità, sordo, udito
Portuguêspessoa surda: pele morena escuraacessibilidade, audição, orelha, pele morena escura, pessoa surda, surda, surdo, surdos
Nederlandsdoof persoon: donkergetinte huidskleurdonkergetinte huidskleur, doof, doof persoon, horen, oor, slechthorend, toegankelijkheid
Svenskahörselskadad person: mellanmörk hydöv, hörsel, hörselskadad person, mellanmörk hy, öra, tillgänglighet
Polskiosoba głucha: karnacja średnio ciemnadostępność, głuchota, karnacja średnio ciemna, osoba głucha, słuch, ucho
Türkçeişitme engelli kişi: orta koyu cilt tonuduyma, erişilebilirlik, işitme, işitme engelli, işitme engelli kişi, kulak, orta koyu cilt tonu
Русскийглухой человек: темный тон кожиглухой, жестов, немой, слышать, сурдопереводчик, темный тон кожи, ухо, язык
Українськалюдина з порушенням слуху: помірно темний тон шкіривада слуху, глухота, доступність, людина з порушенням слуху, помірно темний тон шкіри, слух, спеціальні можливості, чути
Ελληνικάκωφό άτομο: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματοςακοή, απώλεια ακοής, αυτί, κωφό άτομο, κωφός, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, προσβασιμότητα
العربيةشخص أصم: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامقأذن, أصم, إمكانية الوصول, احتياجات خاصة, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, سماع, شخص أصم, صمم, ضعف السمع, ضعيف السمع, لا أسمعك, ينصت
עבריתכבד שמיעה: גוון עור כהה בינוניגוון עור כהה בינוני, חירש, כבד שמיעה, לקוי שמיעה, לקות שמיעה, נגישות
فارسیآدم ناشنوا: پوست گندمیآدم ناشنوا, پوست گندمی, دسترس‌پذیری, شنیدن, قابلیت دسترسی, کر, گوش, ناشنوا
हिन्दीबहरा व्यक्ति: हल्की साँवली त्वचाकान, कान से सुनना, दिव्यांग, दिव्यांग व्यक्ति, न सुनना, बहरा, बहरा व्यक्ति, बहरापन, सुनना, सुनाई नहीं देता, हल्की साँवली त्वचा
বাংলাকানে কালা ব্যক্তি: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙঅ্যাক্সেসিবিলিটি, কান, কানে কম শোনে, কানে কালা, কানে কালা ব্যক্তি, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শুনতে পায় না, শোনা
Bahasa Indonesiaorang tuli: warna kulit gelap-sedangaksesibilitas, dengar, kuping, mendengar, orang tuli, telinga, tuli, tunarungu, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việtngười khiếm thính: màu da tối trung bìnhđiếc, hỗ trợ tiếp cận, khiếm thính, màu da tối trung bình, nghe, người khiếm thính, tai
ไทยคนหูหนวก: โทนผิวสีแทนการเข้าถึง, คน, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีแทน, พิการ, ฟัง, ไม่ได้ยิน, หูหนวก
日本語耳の不自由な人: やや濃い肌色アクセシビリティ, やや濃い肌色, 人, 耳の不自由な人, 聞こえない, 聴覚, 障がい
한국어청각 장애가 있는 사람: 진한 갈색 피부귀, 접근성, 진한 갈색 피부, 청각 장애가 있는 사람, 청각장애, 청각장애인, 청력
中文(简体)失聪者: 中等-深肤色中等-深肤色, 听力, 听力障碍, 听障, 失聪者, 无障碍, 耳朵, 耳聋, 聋
中文(繁體)聽障人士:褐皮膚耳朵, 耳聾, 聽不見, 聽力, 聽障人士, 褐皮膚
Names in 87 more languages
Afrikaansdowe persoon: medium-donker velkleur
Akanɛmum: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanianperson i shurdhër: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharicመስማት የተሳነው ሰው: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenianխուլ անձ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assameseবধিৰ ব্যক্তি: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanikar şəxs: orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkirһаңғырау кеше: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basquegorra: 5. mota
Belarusianглухі чалавек: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosniangluha osoba: umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarianглух човек: средно тъмна кожа
Burmeseနားမကြားသောသူ − အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian Frenchpersonne sourde : peau modérément foncée
Cantonese聾人: 中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)聋人: 中深肤色
Catalanpersona sorda: pell fosca
CherokeeᏧᎵᎡᎾ ᏴᏫ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)聽障人士:中深皮膚
Chuvashхӑлхасӑр ҫын: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatiangluha osoba: smeđa boja kože
Czechhluchá osoba: středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danishdøv person: medium til mørk teint
Estoniankurt inimene: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguesepessoa surda: tipo de pele 5
Faroesedeyvur persónur: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipinotaong bingi: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnishkuuro henkilö: keskitumma iho
Galicianpersoa xorda: ton de pel escuro
Georgianყრუ ადამიანი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiબધિર વ્યક્તિ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausakurma: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)deaf person: medium-dark skin
Hungariansiket ember: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandicheyrnarlaus: meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igboonye ntị chiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irishduine bodhar: ton cnis meándorcha
Javanesewong budheg: kulit sawo mateng
Kabyleamdan aɛeẓẓug: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
Kannadaಕಿವಿ ಕೇಳದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhсаңырау адам: 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)ساڭىراۋ ادام: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerមនុស្សថ្លង់: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Konkaniभेड्डो व्यक्ती: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzдүлөй киши: кара тору
Laoຄົນ​ຫູ​ໜວກ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latviannedzirdīga persona: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Ligurianpersoña sorda: carnaxon assæ scua
Lithuaniankurčias žmogus: tamsios odos
Lower Sorbiannjesłyšajuca wósoba: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
Macedonianглуво лице: тип на кожа 5
Malayorang pekak: ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalamബധിരനായ വ്യക്തി: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Marathiबहिरी व्यक्ती: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolianдүлий хүн: бордуу
Nepaliबहिरो मानिस: छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian PidginPẹ́sin Wé Nọ́ Fít Hia: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Norwegiandøv person: hudtype 5
Odiaବଧିର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromonama duudaa: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoکوڼ شخص: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਬੋਲ਼ਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Quechualuqtʼu runa: tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanianpersoană surdă: ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romanshpersuna surda: pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelicneach bodhar: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianглува особа: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)gluva osoba: srednje tamna koža
Shanၵူၼ်းႁူၼူၵ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiٻورو شخص: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhalaබිහිරි පුද්ගලයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovaknepočujúci človek: stredne tmavý tón pleti
Sloveniangluha oseba: srednje temen ten kože
Somaliqof dhagoole ah: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahilikiziwi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tamilகாது கேளாதவர்: வகை 5
Teluguచెవిటి వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaጸማም ሰብ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongantokotaha tuli: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Turkmenker adam: orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbianhłucha wosoba: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urduسماعت سے محروم شخص: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uzbekkar odam: 5-teri turi
Welshperson byddar: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Yorubaodi: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)odi: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zuluumuntu ongezwa: uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points
U+1F9CF U+1F3FE
HTML
🧏🏾
CSS
\1F9CF\1F3FE
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F9CF}\u{1F3FE}
Python
\U0001F9CF\U0001F3FE
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F A7 8F F0 9F 8F BE
UTF-16
D83E DDCF D83C DFFE
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%8F%F0%9F%8F%BE

Questions

What does 🧏🏾 mean?

A person gesturing toward their ear. It is a go-to for representing deafness and people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and for posts about deaf culture, hearing loss and accessibility, such as captions and sign language. 🧏🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🧏🏾 and 🧏?

🧏🏾 is the 🧏 deaf person emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F9CF U+1F3FE.

How do I type 🧏🏾?

Find 🧏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “deaf person”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

What is the Unicode for 🧏🏾?

U+1F9CF U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🧏🏾

When was 🧏🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.