deaf person Emoji
๐ง ยท U+1F9CF ยท Emoji 12.0
What does the deaf person emoji mean?
Literally, ๐ง represents a deaf person, while figuratively and in slang, it is used to convey that someone is not listening or is being ignored, with some users also employing it to signify stubbornness or refusal to hear out an opposing viewpoint. This emoji can also symbolize support for the deaf community or express pride in one's own deafness. In online discourse, ๐ง may be used to humorously imply that a person is willfully ignoring a conversation or topic.
deaf person in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
deaf person emoji examples
- just sent you a msg and you're acting like you're ๐ง
- feeling like ๐ง today, don't wanna hear about it
How to copy the deaf person emoji
To use the deaf person emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9CF), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
deaf person emoji on different platforms
How the deaf person emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



deaf person Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ง |
| Name | deaf person |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F9CF |
| Shortcode | :deaf_person: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 12.0 (2019) |
deaf person Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9CF, added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :deaf_person:.
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