mechanical arm
mechanical arm meaning
A prosthetic arm, added in Emoji 12. 0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents limb difference and prosthetics, and its addition was genuinely significant: it gave amputees and people with limb differences a way to represent themselves.
Meaning
A prosthetic arm, added in Emoji 12.0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents limb difference and prosthetics, and its addition was genuinely significant: it gave amputees and people with limb differences a way to represent themselves. It appears in disability, sport and technology contexts, and it was designed with the people it depicts.
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How to use it
- Added in 2019 with disability advocates 🦾
- Representation, and it was overdue 🦾
- Prosthetics are getting extraordinary 🦾
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | meganiese arm |
| አማርኛ | አውቶማቲክ እጅ |
| العربية | ذراع اصطناعية |
| অসমীয়া | যান্ত্ৰিক হাত |
| azərbaycan | mexaniki əl |
| башҡорт | механик ҡул |
| беларуская | механічная рука |
| български | механична ръка |
| বাংলা | যান্ত্রিক হাত |
| bosanski | mehanička ruka |
| català | pròtesi de braç |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎨᏂ |
| čeština | mechanická paže |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | механика алли |
| Cymraeg | braich fecanyddol |
| Deutsch | Armprothese |
| dolnoserbšćina | proteza ruki |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανικό χέρι |
| English | mechanical arm |
| español | brazo mecánico |
| eesti | mehaaniline käsi |
| euskara | beso mekanikoa |
| فارسی | بازوی مکانیکی |
| suomi | tekokäsi |
| Filipino | mekanikal na braso |
| føroyskt | kunstigur armur |
| français | bras mécanique |
| Gaeilge | lámh mheicniúil |
| Gàidhlig | gàirdean meacanaigeach |
| galego | brazo mecánico |
| ગુજરાતી | મશીનથી બનેલો હાથ |
| Hausa | hannu na inji |
| עברית | זרוע מכנית |
| हिन्दी | यांत्रिक हाथ |
| hrvatski | mehanička ruka |
| hornjoserbšćina | mechaniska ruka |
| magyar | mechanikus kar |
| հայերեն | մեխանիկական ձեռք |
| Indonesia | lengan robot |
| íslenska | vélhandleggur |
| italiano | protesi robotica per il braccio |
| 日本語 | 義手 |
| Jawa | lengen mekanis |
| ქართული | მექანიკური მხარი |
| қазақ тілі | механикалық қол |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مەحانيكالىق قول |
| ខ្មែរ | ដៃមេកានិច |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಯಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಕೈ |
| 한국어 | 기계 팔 |
| कोंकणी | यांत्रिक दंड |
| кыргызча | механикалык кол |
| ລາວ | ແຂນທຽມ |
| lietuvių | mechaninė ranka |
| latviešu | mehāniska roka |
| македонски | механичка рака |
| മലയാളം | യന്ത്രക്കൈ |
| монгол | хиймэл механик гар |
| मराठी | यांत्रिक हात |
| Melayu | lengan mekanikal |
| မြန်မာ | စက်ရုပ်လက်မောင်း |
| नेपाली | यान्त्रिकी हात |
| Nederlands | armprothese |
| norsk | mekanisk arm |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଯାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ହାତ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਬਾਂਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Atífíshál Hand |
| polski | mechaniczne ramię |
| پښتو | ميخانيکي مټ |
| português | braço mecânico |
| rumantsch | protesa da bratsch |
| română | braț mecanic |
| русский | механическая рука |
| سنڌي | مڪينيڪل هٿ |
| တႆး | ၶႅၼ်မိုဝ်းလဵၵ်း |
| සිංහල | යාන්ත්රික හස්තය |
| slovenčina | mechanická paža |
| slovenščina | mehanska roka |
| Soomaali | gacan mashiin ah |
| shqip | krah mekanik |
| српски | механичка рука |
| srpski | mehanička ruka |
| svenska | mekanisk arm |
| Kiswahili | mkono bandia |
| தமிழ் | எந்திரக் கை |
| తెలుగు | మర చేయి |
| ไทย | แขนกล |
| ትግርኛ | መካኒካዊ ቅልጽም |
| türkmen dili | mehaniki gol |
| lea fakatonga | nima ukamea |
| Türkçe | mekanik kol |
| українська | механічна рука |
| اردو | مشینی بازو |
| o‘zbek | mexanik qoʻl |
| Tiếng Việt | cánh tay giả |
| Èdè Yorùbá | apá iṣẹ̀ |
| 粵語 | 機械臂 |
| 粤语 | 机械臂 |
| 中文 | 机械手臂 |
| 繁體中文 | 機械手臂 |
| isiZulu | isandla sikamakhenikha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9BE
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :mechanical_arm:
- Category
- People & Body
FAQ
- What does the mechanical arm emoji (🦾) mean?
- A prosthetic arm, added in Emoji 12. 0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents limb difference and prosthetics, and its addition was genuinely significant: it gave amputees and people with limb differences a way to represent themselves.
- How do you type the mechanical arm emoji?
- Copy the mechanical arm emoji 🦾 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the mechanical arm emoji in?
- The mechanical arm emoji belongs to the People & Body category.