A person gesturing with their index finger between ear and mouth, used as a deaf sign in American Sign Language (ASL) and a number of other global sign languages. See also ๐ฆป Ear With Hearing Aid. To represent the personality and identity of a deaf person, the invention of this emoji has surely been a great stepping stone. Throughout the years, right from the introduction of this emoji till now, it has seen a lot of improvements and will continue to do so even in the future. The inclusivity of deaf person is represented the best with the help of this โDeaf Personโ emoji for sure.
HISTORY:
Right from the introduction of the โDeaf Personโ emoji till its continuing developments, this emoji is linked to the Unicode Consortium's ongoing efforts to keep expanding the diversity of the emoji world & its representative benefits. Also, the creation and introduction of this emoji was done as a type of conjunction with organizations that represent people with disabilities & to normalize the existence of such people.
USES:
The representation of this emoji helps to facilitate communication about accessibility and inclusion. Also, this emoji is used along with other emojis & texts (as content) to create much more audience involvement in the digital communication world.
Name | Deaf Person |
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Codepoint | U+1F9CF |
Unicode | Deaf Person |
Apple Name | Deaf Person |
Android Name | |
Shortcode | :deaf_person: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |