Deaf Person

A person using the sign for 'deaf', usually shown touching their ear or cheek.

The 🧏 Deaf Person emoji represents individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s an important symbol of disability inclusion, deaf identity, and communication access, particularly within the Deaf and signing communities.

Used in conversations about accessibility, awareness, sign language, or representation, this emoji supports visibility for deaf individuals in both personal and advocacy contexts. It may also be paired with other symbols to indicate being “hard of hearing” or to refer to someone’s hearing status in a respectful way.

Younger generations may also use it as part of digital storytelling around communication, accessibility, or allyship.