🧏 is called "Deaf Person". Its official Unicode name is deaf person.

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🧏 Deaf Person

Deaf Person is commonly used for accessibility, deaf and ear.

👋 Gestures & Hands since 2019 · Unicode 12.0

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Unicode does not define this combination – the closest one is shown.

💡 Meaning

The 🧏 Deaf Person emoji belongs to the gesturing people, filed by Unicode under People & Body. It usually appears in messages about accessibility, deaf, ear and gesture. Further official keywords are hear and person.

📱 Typical Usage

🧏 works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Gestures and Hands. The character has been part of the standard since 2019 (Emoji 12.0). Its code point is U+1F9CF. The emoji also comes in 5 skin tone variants, listed in the sidebar.

✍️ Usage Examples

🧏 works as a one-character reply when accessibility is the subject.
Fits messages about accessibility, deaf, ear and gesture.
Often seen near 🙋🏻‍♀️ Woman Raising Hand: Light Skin Tone, 🙋‍♀️ Woman Raising Hand and 🧏🏻 Deaf Person: Light Skin Tone.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

🧏 is mostly used when the subject is accessibility, ear, gesture and hear. In the wiki it sits in the Gestures & Hands category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🧏🙋 – Deaf Person and Person Raising Hand
🧏🙋‍♀️ – Deaf Person with Woman Raising Hand
🧏🙋‍♂️ – Deaf Person plus Man Raising Hand
🧏🙇 – Deaf Person and Person Bowing

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🙋🏻‍♀️ Woman Raising Hand: Light Skin Tone, 🙋‍♀️ Woman Raising Hand or 🧏🏻 Deaf Person: Light Skin Tone. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.