♿ Meaning – Wheelchair Symbol

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The image of a person sitting in a wheelchair is the emoji that commonly represents people with psysical disabilities. It can also be connected to places or things that are specifically made for a person with disabilities, eg. parking lots, toilets, etc. Wheelchair Symbol can mean "This parking space is for people with disabilities only!".

The Wheelchair Symbol appeared in 2005, and also known as the Handicap Emoji. Sometimes it is mentioned as the Wheelchair Sign.

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Wheelchair Symbol details

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Uncode codepoint: U+267F
Unicode name: Wheelchair Symbol
Category: Symbols / Transport Signs
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Windows Alt-code: Alt+267F
Decimal HTML Entity: ♿
Hex HTML Entity: ♿
UTF-16 hex: 0x267F
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Symbol_of_Access
Version: Unicode 4.1
Year: 2005 (see all emoji of 2005)

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🌐 Wheelchair Symbol translations

Language	CLDR Name	Keywords
Deutsch	Symbol „Rollstuhl“	barrierefrei, behindertengerecht
Français	symbole Accès handicapés	accès handicapés
Русский	значок «для инвалидов»	возможности, доступ, значок, значок "для инвалидов", инвалидная коляска
Español	símbolo de silla de ruedas	acceso, señal, silla, silla de ruedas, símbolo
Italiano	simbolo della disabilità	accesso, accesso sedia a rotelle, sedia a rotelle, simbolo, simbolo sedia a rotelle
Português	símbolo de cadeira de rodas	acesso, cadeira de rodas, sinal
Polski	symbol wózka inwalidzkiego	inwalida, na wózku, niepełnosprawny, wózek

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How to type Wheelchair Symbol

There are number of methods to type Wheelchair Symbol. Easiest way is to copy & paste, but other methods, like windows alt-codes and HTML-entities (for web sites) are also popular enough.

You may use this Copy and Paste Emoji List to copy/type emoji one-by-one or this Online Emoji Keyboard to write all your message at one time and copy it when finished.

Copy and paste ♿ emoji

It's very easy to get Wheelchair Symbol both on computer and mobile without any emoji keyboard installed. All you need is to select, copy and paste this symbol: . Select this like a regular text, and copy to the clipboard. After doing that, switch to another website or application and paste emoji using context menu or keyboard. Hint: use Ctrl/Cmd+C keys to copy, and Ctrl/Cmd+V to paste emoji.

Even if emoji symbol or smiley looks like a black square or question mark, it most probably will be converted into appropriate image by web site or application where you paste it.

To avoid misunderstandings, first carefully read ♿ meaning and look at ♿ pictures before sending it to somebody: some emoji don't mean what you think they mean ;-)

♿ emoji Alt-codes for Windows

It's easy to type emoji or any other Unicode character with code value up to U+0ffff by it's alt-code in MS Windows. Here are instructions.

Press and hold Alt key on keyboard.

Hit the Plus (+) button on numeric keypad.

Type the hexadecimal Unicode value digit-by-digit

Now release the Alt key and you'll see your character.

Note 1. This method works only for unicode codepoints U+0ffff and bellow.

Note 2. If this trick does not work, you should check some settings in your Windows Registry. If you don't know what the Registry is, please don't try this! Run regedit.exe and navigate to the HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method branch. Add EnableHexNumpad key with type of REG_SZ and set it to "1". You may need to log off and back on to enable this input type.