Emoji 12
deaf man: dark skin tone
Also known as accessibility, deaf, ear, gesture, hear
A man with dark skin tone gesturing with a hand cupped to his ear, representing deafness or listening.
Unicode U+1F9CF U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F Added in Emoji 12 Category people & body Subcategory gestures
Meaning
This emoji represents a deaf man, often used to highlight accessibility, hearing loss, or deaf culture. It can also express the act of listening carefully or asking someone to repeat something. People use it in conversations about inclusion and sign language.
Unicode name
A deaf man with dark skin tone, depicted with a hand raised to or behind the ear to indicate deafness.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, the deaf man has dark skin, short dark hair, a neutral face, and wears a green shirt while holding one hand near his ear.
Google
In Google Noto design, the deaf man has dark skin, a short beard, and a blue shirt, with one hand cupped beside his ear.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, the deaf man has dark skin, short black hair, and a gray shirt, with his hand raised to his ear.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
