⁓ 267F FE0E  text style ⁓ 267F FE0F  emoji style

Information

People use it to spotlight step-free routes, accessible venues, and elevator updates, or to identify themselves as wheelchair users or disability advocates. In chats it can mean “I’m injured and rolling for a bit,” or “Is this place accessible?” On social platforms, it shows up in threads about inclusive design, event planning, and making sure everyone can literally get through the door, and it often accompanies posts calling out bad parking or broken lifts (peak Monday energy). Some folks toss it in with a wink for “I need wheels after leg day,” but most communities encourage thoughtful, respectful use. Think of it as both a practical signpost and a proud emblem tied to the long-standing International Symbol of Access.

Visually, it’s the familiar blue-and-white accessibility icon that signals a space is designed with disabled people in mind. On Apple/iOS, it appears as a sharp cobalt-blue rounded square with a clean white seated figure set over a large circular wheel—basically the same sign you see on parking spots, ramps, and restroom doors. It’s instantly recognizable and genuinely useful, a rare combo in emoji land.

Definition

An icon with the symbol of a disabled person in a wheelchair. The background is blue. Emoji old name: Disabled Person Blue Icon.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

1. This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
2. In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
3. The code generated for this emoji was changed slightly in iOS 7 / OSX 10.9 (a variation selector was added) advising the OS to display character emoji style instead of black and white text when available. We don't mind Apple, thank you! We just love our emojis! [Sources 11438-emoji-var.pdf 13.7 Variation Selectors (unicode.org)]

Emoji General Information

Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)	701 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name	:wheelchair:
Keywords

Unicode Category Information

Unicode Category	Miscellaneous Symbols
Unicode Range	2600–26FF
Unicode Subcategory	Miscellaneous Symbols

Proposed Unicode Information & Notes

Unicode Category	Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory	Signage and Other Symbols
Names & Annotations	WHEELCHAIR SYMBOL
Symbol Information	♿ U+267F unified (Unicode 4.1)
Proposal Identifier	e-B20

Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes

DoCoMo	#94 'Wheelchair' 車椅子 U+E69B SJIS-F8FC JIS-7538
KDDI	#178 車椅子 U+E47F SJIS-F657 JIS-7538
Softbank	#355 #old190 車椅子マーク 「車椅子maaku」 U+E20A SJIS-F7AA

Emoji Character Encoding Data

Emoji Code Version	iOS 5 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)	♿
UTF-8 Character Count	1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)	♿
Decimal HTML Entity	♿
Hexadecimal HTML Entity	♿
Hex Code Point(s)	267f
Formal Unicode Notation	U+267F
Decimal Code Point(s)	9855
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xE2 0x99 0xBF
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	E2 99 BF
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	342 231 277
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0x267F
UTF-16 Hex	267f
UTF-16 Dec	9855
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0000267F
UTF-32 Hex	267F
UTF-32 Dec	9855
Python Src	u"\u267F"
PHP Src	"\xe2\x99\xbf"
C/C++/Java Src	"\u267F"

Emoji Code Version	iOS 7 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)	♿️
UTF-8 Character Count	2
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)	♿️
Decimal HTML Entity	♿ ️
Hexadecimal HTML Entity	♿ ️
Hex Code Point(s)	267f, fe0f
Formal Unicode Notation	U+267F, U+FE0F
Decimal Code Point(s)	9855, 65039
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xE2 0x99 0xBF, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	E2 99 BF, EF B8 8F
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	342 231 277, 357 270 217
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0x267F, 0xFE0F
UTF-16 Hex	267f, fe0f
UTF-16 Dec	9855, 65039
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0000267F 0x0000FE0F
UTF-32 Hex	267F, FE0F
UTF-32 Dec	9855, 65039
Python Src	u"\u267F\uFE0F"
PHP Src	"\xe2\x99\xbf\xef\xb8\x8f"
C/C++/Java Src	"\u267F\uFE0F"

Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)