motorized wheelchair
motorized wheelchair meaning
A powered wheelchair, added in Emoji 12. 0 alongside the manual one. It represents power-chair users specifically, and the distinction is not cosmetic — a manual chair and a power chair are different pieces of equipment used by different people for different reasons, and having both was the point.
Meaning
A powered wheelchair, added in Emoji 12.0 alongside the manual one. It represents power-chair users specifically, and the distinction is not cosmetic — a manual chair and a power chair are different pieces of equipment used by different people for different reasons, and having both was the point. It appears in accessibility and disability contexts, and the pairing was the entire point of it.
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How to use it
- Manual and powered are different things 🦼
- Added with disability advocates, deliberately as a pair 🦼
- Independence, and it is not negotiable 🦼
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 | motoraangedrewe rolstoel |
| አማርኛ | ባለሞተር ተሽከርካሪ ወንበር |
| العربية | كرسي متحرك كهربائي |
| অসমীয়া | মটৰচালিত হুইলশ্বেয়াৰ |
| azərbaycan | motorlu təkərli kreslo |
| башҡорт | моторлы инвалид коляскаһы |
| беларуская | інвалідная каляска з маторам |
| български | акумулаторна инвалидна количка |
| বাংলা | মোটরচালিত হুইলচেয়ার |
| bosanski | elektromotorna invalidska kolica |
| català | cadira de rodes elèctrica |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᏆᏙᏗ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ |
| čeština | elektrický invalidní vozík |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | моторлӑ кресло |
| Cymraeg | cadair olwyn â pheiriant |
| Deutsch | elektrischer Rollstuhl |
| dolnoserbšćina | elektriski jězdny stoł |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτροκίνητο αναπηρικό αμαξίδιο |
| English | motorized wheelchair |
| español | silla de ruedas eléctrica |
| eesti | elektriratastool |
| euskara | gurpil-aulki motorduna |
| فارسی | صندلی چرخدار برقی |
| suomi | moottoroitu pyörätuoli |
| Filipino | de-kuryenteng wheelchair |
| føroyskt | motorkoyristólur |
| français | fauteuil motorisé |
| Gaeilge | cathaoir rothaí mheicniúil |
| Gàidhlig | cathair-chuibhle le einnsein |
| galego | cadeira de rodas motorizada |
| ગુજરાતી | મશીનથી ચાલતી વ્હીલચેર |
| Hausa | keken hannu mai inji |
| עברית | כסא גלגלים ממונע |
| हिन्दी | मोटर व्हीलचेयर |
| hrvatski | invalidska kolica na motorni pogon |
| hornjoserbšćina | elektriski jězbny stoł |
| magyar | motoros kerekesszék |
| հայերեն | մոտոսայլակ |
| Indonesia | kursi roda bermotor |
| íslenska | vélknúinn hjólastóll |
| italiano | sedia a rotelle motorizzata |
| 日本語 | 電動車椅子 |
| Jawa | kursi rodha mesin |
| ქართული | შშმ პირის მოტორიანი ეტლი |
| қазақ тілі | электр жетегі бар арбаша |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەلەكتر جەتەگى بار ارباشا |
| ខ្មែរ | រទេះជនពិការដែលប្រើម៉ាស៊ីន |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮೋಟರ್ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಗಾಲಿಕುರ್ಚಿ |
| 한국어 | 전동 휠체어 |
| कोंकणी | मोटोरायझ्ड व्हीलचॅर |
| кыргызча | майыптардын моторлуу арабасы |
| ລາວ | ລໍ້ຍູ້ແບບຕິດຕັ້ງມໍເຕີ້ |
| lietuvių | motorizuotas vežimėlis |
| latviešu | ar motoru darbināms ratiņkrēsls |
| македонски | инвалидска количка на моторен погон |
| മലയാളം | മോട്ടോറൈസ്ഡ് വീൽചെയർ |
| монгол | моторт тэргэнцэр |
| मराठी | मोटार असलेली व्हीलचेअर |
| Melayu | kerosi roda bermotor |
| မြန်မာ | စက်တပ် ကုလားထိုင် |
| नेपाली | मोटराइज्ड व्हीलचेयर |
| Nederlands | elektrische rolstoel |
| norsk | motorisert rullestol |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମୋଟୋରାଇଜିଡ୍ ହ୍ୱିଲଚେୟାର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੋਟਰ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਵ੍ਹੀਲਚੇਅਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wílchia Wé Gẹ́t Ẹ́njin |
| polski | wózek inwalidzki elektryczny |
| پښتو | د معلولينو موټري چوکۍ |
| português | cadeira de rodas motorizada |
| rumantsch | sutga cun rodas electrica |
| română | scaun cu rotile motorizat |
| русский | кресло-коляска с мотором |
| سنڌي | موٽر واري وهيل چيئر |
| တႆး | ၼင်ႇမၢၵ်ႇလေႃႈဢၼ်သႂ်ႇၸၢၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | මෝටර් රෝද පුටුව |
| slovenčina | elektrický invalidný vozík |
| slovenščina | motoriziran invalidski voziček |
| Soomaali | kursiga curyaanka korontada ku shaqeeya |
| shqip | karrocë invalidi me motor |
| српски | моторна колица |
| srpski | motorna kolica |
| svenska | eldriven rullstol |
| Kiswahili | kiti cha magurudumu chenye mota |
| தமிழ் | மின்னாற்றலில் இயங்கும் சக்கர நாற்காலி |
| తెలుగు | మోటారు వీల్చెయిర్ |
| ไทย | วีลแชร์ไฟฟ้า |
| ትግርኛ | ብሞተር ዝሰርሕ ዓረብያ ስንኩላን እዩ |
| türkmen dili | motorly maýyp arabasy |
| lea fakatonga | sāliote falemahaki mīsini |
| Türkçe | elektrikli tekerlekli sandalye |
| українська | колісний візок з електроприводом |
| اردو | موٹر والی وہیل چئیر |
| o‘zbek | motorli nogironlik aravachasi |
| Tiếng Việt | xe lăn tự động |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àga ìgbérìn oníná |
| 粵語 | 電動輪椅 |
| 粤语 | 电动轮椅 |
| 中文 | 电动轮椅 |
| 繁體中文 | 電動輪椅 |
| isiZulu | isitulo esizihambelayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9BC
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :motorized_wheelchair:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the motorized wheelchair emoji (🦼) mean?
- A powered wheelchair, added in Emoji 12. 0 alongside the manual one. It represents power-chair users specifically, and the distinction is not cosmetic — a manual chair and a power chair are different pieces of equipment used by different people for different reasons, and having both was the point.
- How do you type the motorized wheelchair emoji?
- Copy the motorized wheelchair 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 motorized wheelchair emoji in?
- The motorized wheelchair emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.