Entry
deaf person
The deaf person emoji depicts a deaf person touching the ear and mouth, the sign for deaf. It promotes accessibility and Deaf awareness, and supports the five skin-tone modifiers.
It belongs to the people & body group. Gendered versions are also available: deaf man and deaf woman.
Reviewed by Chad Solomon · Updated 8 June 2026
- Character
- Codepoint
- U+1F9CF
- Version
- Emoji 12.0
- Year added
- 2019
- Category
- People & Body
- Tags
- accessibilitydeafeargesturehearperson
