Deaf Person Emoji Meaning
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Previously displayed with a gendered appearance, now shown as gender neutral on most platforms.
A person gesturing with their index finger between ear and mouth, used as a deaf sign in American Sign Language (ASL) and a number of other global sign languages.
May also be combined with the ๐คซ Shushing Face emoji to reference "mewing".
See also ๐ฆป Ear With Hearing Aid.
Deaf Person was approved as part of Unicode 12.0 in 2019 and added to Emoji 12.0 in 2019.