🧏️ Deaf person emoji

The deaf person emoji means a deaf person, sign language user, hearing accessibility, or Deaf culture. Use 🧏 for conversations about accessibility, signing, hearing loss, interpreters, or Deaf identity.

It is the neutral form of 🧏‍♂️ Deaf man and 🧏‍♀️ Deaf woman, and it should be used respectfully for people, access needs, and communication context.

Could also be called Deaf person, sign language person or hearing impaired person emoji.

Other meanings

deaf person, Deaf culture, sign language, hearing accessibility, hearing loss, interpreter, inclusive communication

Example Usage

The event will have a sign language interpreter 🧏

Variants

Related emoji

Gestures emojis

• 🙅️ Person gesturing NO
• 🙅‍♂️ Man gesturing NO
• 🙅‍♀️ Woman gesturing NO
• 🙆️ Person gesturing OK

Visual description

On iOS, 🧏 shows a person with one hand near the ear and face, indicating deafness or signing. The raised hand beside the ear is the most important detail.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.