Manual Wheelchair 🦽

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.

History & usage: The MANUAL WHEELCHAIR depicts a hand‑operated chair designed to aid mobility. The name’s tokens signal function and form: MANUAL conveys a device operated by hand, while WHEELCHAIR signals a movable seating frame. In general terms, such tokens help readers distinguish plain objects from those with a specific user action or mechanism, and they guide typographic designers to acknowledge a device’s purpose without naming language specifics. 2–3 practical usage contexts stem from the information provided: first, scholarly editions and archival transcriptions of historical signage or instructional materials that describe accessibility aids; second, dictionaries, grammars, and educational primers that explain how pictographs convey everyday tools in public life; third, typographic revivals and specimen books that reconstruct early pictorial symbols for study and display. Because this item lives in the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block, it carries a historical sense of shared public symbols. Cross‑platform appearance is generally stable, and assistive tech users can rely on clear alt text and consistent labeling across apps.

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