Manual Wheelchair

🦽 is the manual wheelchair emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility”.

Where transport-ground emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Commutes, road trips, deliveries, and vehicle posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: MANUAL WHEELCHAIR
CLDR short name: manual wheelchair
Codepoint: U+1F9BD
Hex: 1F9BD
Emoji version: 12.0
Unicode version: 12.0
First released: 2019
Unicode group: Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup: transport-ground
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:manual_wheelchair:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

accessibility · manual · wheelchair

How it looks

Manual Wheelchair — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Manual Wheelchair — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Manual Wheelchair — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🦽. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🦽 manual wheelchair emoji mean?: 🦽 is the manual wheelchair emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🦽?: U+1F9BD, named MANUAL WHEELCHAIR in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🦽 manual wheelchair emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 12.0, published in 2019, alongside Unicode 12.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🦽 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “manual wheelchair”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🦽 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🦽?: On GitHub, type :manual_wheelchair: and it turns into 🦽 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.