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Mechanical Arm

🦾 is the mechanical arm emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility” and “prosthetic”.

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
MECHANICAL ARM
CLDR short name
mechanical arm
Codepoint
U+1F9BE
Hex
1F9BE
Emoji version
12.0
Unicode version
12.0
First released
2019
Unicode group
People & Body
Unicode subgroup
body-parts
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.

:mechanical_arm:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

accessibility · arm · mechanical · prosthetic

Tags

accessibility

How it looks

Mechanical Arm — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Mechanical Arm — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Mechanical Arm — 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

Renders 🦾 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

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 🦾 mechanical arm emoji mean?
🦾 is the mechanical arm emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Unicode's keyword list links it with “accessibility” and “prosthetic”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🦾?
U+1F9BE, named MECHANICAL ARM in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🦾 mechanical arm 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 “mechanical arm”. 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 :mechanical_arm: 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.