People & Body · Emoji 12.0
🧏♀️Deaf Woman Emoji
Generally, it just means “Deaf woman.” People use it to represent someone who is Deaf or has hearing impairment.
The 🧏♀️ emoji represents a Deaf woman.
- Unicode
- U+1F9CF U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
- Released
- 2019
- Shortcode
- :deaf_
woman: - Skin tones
- Yes
01 — Meaning
What does the 🧏♀️ Deaf Woman emoji mean?
One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 6 of them.
People also look for it as deaf emoji.
02 — Platforms
Deaf Woman emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the deaf woman as 5 vendors ship it.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Skin tones
Deaf Woman emoji skin tones
🧏♀️ supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.
04 — Copy & codes
Deaf Woman emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :deaf_woman:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the deaf woman, code point U+1F9CF.
05 — How to type
How to type the 🧏♀️ Deaf Woman emoji
Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.
06 — Download
Deaf Woman emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
07 — Combinations
Deaf Woman emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around deaf woman for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
08 — In conversation
What 🧏♀️ means from a girl or a guy
The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.
09 — Around the world
What 🧏♀️ means in other countries
Represents Deaf identity and sign language, a real accessibility signal rather than a joke about not listening.
Used by and for Deaf people to indicate sign language or hearing status.
Sometimes wrongly used to mock “not listening”, which dismisses a real identity marker.
Rare outside accessibility topics, so a casual use tends to stand out.
Before you send it: Use it to reference Deaf identity or sign language, not as a sarcastic “I can’t hear you”.
10 — Apps
What 🧏♀️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the deaf woman lands changes how it is taken.
12 — Difference
🧏♀️ vs 🙇♀️ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Deaf Woman
Code: U+1F9CF U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F · added 2019
Shortcode: :deaf_woman:
Generally, it just means “Deaf woman.”
Unicode name: Woman Bowing
Code: U+1F647 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F · added 2016
Shortcode: :woman-bowing:
Generally, 🙇♀️ means you’re deeply sorry or expressing a lot of respect.
13 — History
Where the 🧏♀️ Deaf Woman emoji came from
Approved as part of Emoji 12.0, the deaf woman has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 7.
Same character every time — U+1F9CF U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.
Deaf Woman was approved as U+1F9CF U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🧏♀️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
14 — FAQ