Man In Manual Wheelchair 👨‍🦽
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The man in manual wheelchair emoji, depicting a man with shorter hair seated in a manual wheelchair. This emoji specifically represents male manual wheelchair users. Common usage includes 'Wheelchair basketball player👨‍🦽' 'My father uses a wheelchair👨‍🦽' or 'Para-athlete training👨‍🦽' Added in Unicode 12.1 in 2019, it pairs with the female version (U+1F469 U+200D U+1F9BD). Male wheelchair users may have conditions such as spinal cord injuries, lower body impairments from accidents, or congenital disabilities. Male para-athletes have gained significant global recognition through events like the Paralympics.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda became a wheelchair tennis legend, winning numerous Grand Slam titles. The emoji represents the full lifestyle of male wheelchair users—their independent living, careers, family life, sports activities, and relationships. It's also commonly used in topics related to accessibility, universal design, and inclusive society. Skin tone modifiers can be applied to represent men of various ethnicities.