white cane
white cane meaning
A white cane, added in Emoji 12. 0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents blindness and low vision, and mobility independence. Its addition was genuinely significant: it gave blind and partially sighted people a way to represent themselves. It is used in accessibility and disability contexts.
Meaning
A white cane, added in Emoji 12.0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents blindness and low vision, and mobility independence. Its addition was genuinely significant: it gave blind and partially sighted people a way to represent themselves. It is used in accessibility and disability contexts.
How to use it
- Cane out, navigating just fine 🦯
- Added in 2019 with disability advocates 🦯
- Accessibility is not optional 🦯
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 | gidsstok |
| አማርኛ | ከዘራ |
| العربية | عصا سير |
| অসমীয়া | প্ৰ’বিং কেন |
| azərbaycan | zond |
| башҡорт | аҡ таяҡ |
| беларуская | палка |
| български | бял бастун |
| বাংলা | লাঠি |
| bosanski | štap za slabovidne i slijepe |
| català | bastó per a invidents |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎨᏫ ᎦᏅᏍᏓ ᎬᏙᏗ |
| čeština | slepecká hůl |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шурӑ туйа |
| Cymraeg | ffon wen |
| Deutsch | Blindenstock |
| dolnoserbšćina | běły kij |
| Ελληνικά | μπαστούνι τυφλών |
| English | white cane |
| español | bastón |
| eesti | valge kepp |
| euskara | makila |
| فارسی | عصای سفید |
| suomi | valkoinen keppi |
| Filipino | baston |
| føroyskt | blindastavur |
| français | canne blanche |
| Gaeilge | cána bán |
| Gàidhlig | batachan |
| galego | bastón guía |
| ગુજરાતી | તપાસ માટેની લાકડી |
| Hausa | farar sanda |
| עברית | מקל נחייה |
| हिन्दी | नेत्रहीन की छड़ी |
| hrvatski | bijeli štap |
| hornjoserbšćina | běły kij |
| magyar | fehér bot |
| հայերեն | ձեռնափայտ |
| Indonesia | tongkat tunanetra |
| íslenska | blindrastafur |
| italiano | bastone per non vedenti |
| 日本語 | 白杖 |
| Jawa | teken |
| ქართული | თეთრი ჯოხი |
| қазақ тілі | таяқ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تاياق |
| ខ្មែរ | ឈើច្រត់ជនពិការ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಊರುಗೋಲು |
| 한국어 | 시각장애인 지팡이 |
| कोंकणी | प्रोबिंग केन |
| кыргызча | зонд таягы |
| ລາວ | ໄມ້ຄັນເທົ້ານຳທາງ |
| lietuvių | neregio lazda |
| latviešu | baltais atbalsta spieķis |
| македонски | стап за слепи |
| മലയാളം | പ്രോബിംഗ് കാൻ |
| монгол | хараагүй хүний таяг |
| मराठी | अंधांची काठी |
| Melayu | tongkat penduga |
| မြန်မာ | တုတ်ကောက် |
| नेपाली | प्रोबिङ केन |
| Nederlands | taststok |
| norsk | blindestokk |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅନ୍ଧ ବାଡ଼ି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਟਟੋਲਣ ਲਈ ਸੋਟੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Waít Stik |
| polski | biała laska |
| پښتو | د معلولينو همسا |
| português | bengala para cegos |
| rumantsch | channa da tschorvs |
| română | baston pentru nevăzători |
| русский | белая трость |
| سنڌي | پروبنگ ڪين |
| တႆး | ၶွၼ်ႉတဝ်ႉၶၢဝ် |
| සිංහල | ඒෂණ දණ්ඩ |
| slovenčina | slepecká palica |
| slovenščina | palica za slepe |
| Soomaali | usha cad indhoolaha |
| shqip | shkop gjurmimi |
| српски | бели штап |
| srpski | beli štap |
| svenska | blindkäpp |
| Kiswahili | mkongojo wa vipofu |
| தமிழ் | கைத்தடி |
| తెలుగు | ప్రోబింగ్ కేన్ |
| ไทย | ไม้เท้านำทาง |
| ትግርኛ | ጻዕዳ በትሪ |
| türkmen dili | ak hasa |
| lea fakatonga | tokotoko fakaʻeke |
| Türkçe | görme engelli bastonu |
| українська | тактильна тростина |
| اردو | نابینا افراد کیلئے چھڑی |
| o‘zbek | hassa |
| Tiếng Việt | gậy dò đường |
| Èdè Yorùbá | egba funfun |
| 粵語 | 探測拐杖 |
| 粤语 | 探测拐杖 |
| 中文 | 盲杖 |
| 繁體中文 | 導盲手杖 |
| isiZulu | ikheni yokusiza |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9AF
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :probing_cane: :white_cane:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the white cane emoji (🦯) mean?
- A white cane, added in Emoji 12. 0 as part of the accessibility set developed with disability advocacy groups. It represents blindness and low vision, and mobility independence. Its addition was genuinely significant: it gave blind and partially sighted people a way to represent themselves. It is used in accessibility and disability contexts.
- How do you type the white cane emoji?
- Copy the white cane 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 white cane emoji in?
- The white cane emoji belongs to the Objects category.