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🧏🏼U+1F9CF U+1F3FC

Deaf person emoji: medium-light skin tone

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

Unicode name
deaf person: medium-light skin tone
Category
People & body, Gestures
Added
Emoji 12.0 in 2019
Code points
U+1F9CF U+1F3FC
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-light skin tone in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
Deaf person emoji: medium-light skin tone in Twemoji
Twemoji
Deaf person emoji: medium-light skin tone in OpenMoji
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-light skin toneU+1F3FC

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

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolpersona sorda: tono de piel claro medioaccesibilidad, escuchar, oído, oír, persona sorda, sordera, tono de piel claro medio
Françaispersonne sourde : peau moyennement claireaccessibilité, entendre, malentendant, oreille, peau moyennement claire, personne sourde, sourd, surdité
Deutschgehörlose Person: mittelhelle HautfarbeBarrierefreiheit, gehörlos, hören, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Ohr, Person, schwerhörig, taub
Italianopersona con problemi di udito: carnagione abbastanza chiaraaccessibilità, carnagione abbastanza chiara, difficoltà uditive, non sentire, orecchio, persona, persona con problemi di udito, problemi di udito, sordità, sordo, udito
Portuguêspessoa surda: pele morena claraacessibilidade, audição, orelha, pele morena clara, pessoa surda, surda, surdo, surdos
Nederlandsdoof persoon: lichtgetinte huidskleurdoof, doof persoon, horen, lichtgetinte huidskleur, oor, slechthorend, toegankelijkheid
Svenskahörselskadad person: mellanljus hydöv, hörsel, hörselskadad person, mellanljus hy, öra, tillgänglighet
Polskiosoba głucha: karnacja średnio jasnadostępność, głuchota, karnacja średnio jasna, osoba głucha, słuch, ucho
Türkçeişitme engelli kişi: orta açık cilt tonuduyma, erişilebilirlik, işitme, işitme engelli, işitme engelli kişi, kulak, orta açık cilt tonu
Русскийглухой человек: светлый тон кожиглухой, жестов, немой, светлый тон кожи, слышать, сурдопереводчик, ухо, язык
Українськалюдина з порушенням слуху: помірно світлий тон шкіривада слуху, глухота, доступність, людина з порушенням слуху, помірно світлий тон шкіри, слух, спеціальні можливості, чути
Ελληνικάκωφό άτομο: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματοςακοή, απώλεια ακοής, αυτί, κωφό άτομο, κωφός, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, προσβασιμότητα
العربيةشخص أصم: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدلأذن, أصم, إمكانية الوصول, احتياجات خاصة, بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, سماع, شخص أصم, صمم, ضعف السمع, ضعيف السمع, لا أسمعك, ينصت
עבריתכבד שמיעה: גוון עור בהיר בינוניגוון עור בהיר בינוני, חירש, כבד שמיעה, לקוי שמיעה, לקות שמיעה, נגישות
فارسیآدم ناشنوا: پوست روشنآدم ناشنوا, پوست روشن, دسترس‌پذیری, شنیدن, قابلیت دسترسی, کر, گوش, ناشنوا
हिन्दीबहरा व्यक्ति: हल्की गोरी त्वचाकान, कान से सुनना, दिव्यांग, दिव्यांग व्यक्ति, न सुनना, बहरा, बहरा व्यक्ति, बहरापन, सुनना, सुनाई नहीं देता, हल्की गोरी त्वचा
বাংলাকানে কালা ব্যক্তি: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙঅ্যাক্সেসিবিলিটি, কান, কানে কম শোনে, কানে কালা, কানে কালা ব্যক্তি, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, শুনতে পায় না, শোনা
Bahasa Indonesiaorang tuli: warna kulit cerah-sedangaksesibilitas, dengar, kuping, mendengar, orang tuli, telinga, tuli, tunarungu, warna kulit cerah-sedang
Tiếng Việtngười khiếm thính: màu da sáng trung bìnhđiếc, hỗ trợ tiếp cận, khiếm thính, màu da sáng trung bình, nghe, người khiếm thính, tai
ไทยคนหูหนวก: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลืองการเข้าถึง, คน, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, พิการ, ฟัง, ไม่ได้ยิน, หูหนวก
日本語耳の不自由な人: やや薄い肌色アクセシビリティ, やや薄い肌色, 人, 耳の不自由な人, 聞こえない, 聴覚, 障がい
한국어청각 장애가 있는 사람: 연한 갈색 피부귀, 연한 갈색 피부, 접근성, 청각 장애가 있는 사람, 청각장애, 청각장애인, 청력
中文(简体)失聪者: 中等-浅肤色中等-浅肤色, 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:黃皮膚耳朵, 耳聾, 聽不見, 聽力, 聽障人士, 黃皮膚
Names in 88 more languages
Afrikaansdowe persoon: medium-ligte velkleur
Akanɛmum: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
Albanianperson i shurdhër: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
Amharicመስማት የተሳነው ሰው: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
Armenianխուլ անձ․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assameseবধিৰ ব্যক্তি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanikar şəxs: orta-açıq dəri tonu
Bashkirһаңғырау кеше: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basquegorra: 3. mota
Belarusianглухі чалавек: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
Bosniangluha osoba: umjereno svijetla boja kože
Bulgarianглух човек: средно светла кожа
Burmeseနားမကြားသောသူ − အသားနုရောင်
Canadian Frenchpersonne sourde : peau modérément claire
Cantonese聾人: 中淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)聋人: 中浅肤色
Catalanpersona sorda: pell bastant clara
CherokeeᏧᎵᎡᎾ ᏴᏫ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
Chuvashхӑлхасӑр ҫын: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatiangluha osoba: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
Czechhluchá osoba: středně světlý odstín pleti
Danishdøv person: medium til lys teint
Estoniankurt inimene: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
European Portuguesepessoa surda: tipo de pele 3
Faroesedeyvur persónur: miðalljósur húðarlitur
Filipinotaong bingi: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
Finnishkuuro henkilö: keskivaalea iho
Galicianpersoa xorda: ton de pel claro
Georgianყრუ ადამიანი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiબધિર વ્યક્તિ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
Hausakurma: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
Hindi (Latin)deaf person: medium-fair skin
Hungariansiket ember: közepesen világos bőrtónus
Icelandicheyrnarlaus: meðalljós húðlitur
Igboonye ntị chiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
Irishduine bodhar: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
Javanesewong budheg: kulit putih langsep
Kabyleamdan aɛeẓẓug: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
Kannadaಕಿವಿ ಕೇಳದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhсаңырау адам: 3-тері түрі
Kazakh (Arabic)ساڭىراۋ ادام: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
Khmerមនុស្សថ្លង់: សម្បុរសល្មម
Konkaniभेड्डो व्यक्ती: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzдүлөй киши: буудай жүздүү
Laoຄົນ​ຫູ​ໜວກ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
Latviannedzirdīga persona: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
Ligurianpersoña sorda: carnaxon assæ ciæa
Lithuaniankurčias žmogus: vidutinio gymio
Lower Sorbiannjesłyšajuca wósoba: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
Macedonianглуво лице: тип на кожа 3
Malayorang pekak: ton kulit sederhana cerah
Malayalamബധിരനായ വ്യക്തി: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Marathiबहिरी व्यक्ती: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
Mongolianдүлий хүн: бага зэргийн цайвар
Nepaliबहिरो मानिस: छालाको प्रकार-३
Nigerian PidginPẹ́sin Wé Nọ́ Fít Hia: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
Norwegiandøv person: hudtype 3
Odiaବଧିର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromonama duudaa: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoکوڼ شخص: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਬੋਲ਼ਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
Quechualuqtʼu runa: tunpa chuya qara niraq
Romanianpersoană surdă: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
Romanshpersuna surda: pel mez clera
Scottish Gaelicneach bodhar: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianглува особа: средње светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)глува особа: средње свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)gluva osoba: srednje svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)gluva osoba: srednje svijetla koža
Shanၵူၼ်းႁူၼူၵ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiٻورو شخص: وچولي گوري رنگت
Sinhalaබිහිරි පුද්ගලයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
Slovaknepočujúci človek: stredne svetlý tón pleti
Sloveniangluha oseba: srednje svetel ten kože
Somaliqof dhagoole ah: jidh fudud oo dhexe
Swahilikiziwi: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
Tamilகாது கேளாதவர்: வகை 3
Teluguచెవిటి వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaጸማም ሰብ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
Tongantokotaha tuli: kili kelokelo
Turkmenker adam: orta açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbianhłucha wosoba: srěnjoswětła barba kože
Urduسماعت سے محروم شخص: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
Uzbekkar odam: 3-teri turi
Welshperson byddar: arlliw croen canolig-golau
Yorubaodi: amọ́lára díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)odi: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
Zuluumuntu ongezwa: uhlobo-3

Codes

Code points
U+1F9CF U+1F3FC
HTML
🧏🏼
CSS
\1F9CF\1F3FC
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F9CF}\u{1F3FC}
Python
\U0001F9CF\U0001F3FC
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F A7 8F F0 9F 8F BC
UTF-16
D83E DDCF D83C DFFC
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%8F%F0%9F%8F%BC

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-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🧏🏼 and 🧏?

🧏🏼 is the 🧏 deaf person emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧏 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F9CF U+1F3FC.

How do I type 🧏🏼?

Find 🧏 in your emoji keyboard by searching “deaf person”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light 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+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🧏🏼

When was 🧏🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.