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Widely used both literally by Deaf Gen Z creators building community on social media and figuratively to mean 'not listening to negativity.' Strong association with disability pride movements.

Primarily understood literally as representing a deaf or hearing-impaired woman. Disability awareness campaigns increasingly use it; figurative use is limited but growing in urban digital spaces.

Understood mostly in its literal context of disability representation. Gaining traction in disability advocacy circles, though cultural stigma around disability can complicate open use.

Universally recognized as a symbol of Deaf or hard-of-hearing identity. The dismissive figurative use is understood across digital platforms regardless of language.

Primarily literal in meaning, associated with disability awareness. NGO and health communication accounts in Bangladesh use it when discussing hearing-related disabilities.

Understood in its literal disability representation context. Disability rights organizations use it in campaigns; figurative internet usage is minimal.

Used in disability awareness contexts on platforms like Weibo. The figurative 'not listening' interpretation is understood among younger, globally connected Chinese internet users.

Associated with Deaf culture representation and disability inclusion. Japan's strong emoji culture means it appears in disability advocacy content with respectful and literal intent.

Used in Deaf community content and disability representation posts. Korean internet culture occasionally adopts the figurative use of ignoring something unwanted.

Used in disability awareness and Deaf community content. Taiwanese social media users familiar with global meme culture also use it in the figurative 'not listening' sense.

Appears in disability representation content and occasionally in sarcastic digital communication among younger users who are fluent in Western internet culture.

Used primarily for disability representation; Filipino content creators in the Deaf community use it proudly. The humorous 'not listening' usage is growing among younger Filipinos online.

Understood as a disability representation emoji. Indonesian disability advocacy groups use it in awareness campaigns; figurative internet use is emerging on Twitter/X.

Used in disability inclusion campaigns and Deaf community content. Thai social media users also pick up the dismissive figurative meaning from global meme culture.

Primarily literal, representing deaf or hearing-impaired individuals. Disability advocacy in Vietnam increasingly uses it, and urban youth adopt it in figurative dismissal contexts.

Used in disability representation and awareness content. The multilingual Malaysian internet community also uses it figuratively in the 'not listening' meme sense.

Understood in its literal disability representation context. Disability awareness campaigns backed by Vision 2030 initiatives increasingly incorporate such emojis for inclusion messaging.

Used in disability inclusion and Deaf community content within the UAE's diverse, digitally active population. Figurative use is adopted by younger, globally connected residents.

Primarily understood as a disability representation symbol. Egyptian disability rights organizations use it; the figurative meaning is less common but present among younger urban users.

Used in disability awareness content and Deaf community representation on Turkish social media. Young Turkish users also use it humorously to mean they're ignoring something.

Understood in its literal disability representation context within Iranian digital spaces. Disability advocacy groups use it cautiously given platform restrictions.

Used in disability awareness posts and Deaf community content. Nigerian Gen Z and millennial users also adopt the figurative 'not listening to negativity' usage in social media.

Used both for Deaf community representation and figuratively to dismiss negativity. South African disability organizations actively use it in awareness and inclusion campaigns.

Used literally by the Deaf community and figuratively in British internet humor to dismiss annoying people or situations with dry wit.

Recognized as disability representation; French Deaf community organizations use it. Figurative use in dismissal contexts is growing among younger French social media users.

Used in disability inclusion content and Deaf culture communities. German internet users adopt it straightforwardly, with limited sarcastic or ironic overlay.

Used in Deaf community and disability representation content. Spanish and Italian social media users also use it expressively to signal they're choosing not to engage with something.

Brazilian Deaf community uses it as a proud identity marker on social media. Figurative usage for ignoring drama is very common in Brazilian internet culture, especially on Twitter/X.

Used in disability representation and Deaf community content. Mexican social media users freely adopt the 'not listening' figurative meaning in humorous and sarcastic contexts.

Across Latin America, it serves dual purpose as Deaf identity representation and a widely understood figurative symbol for tuning out negativity or drama.

Used by the Deaf community for proud identity representation and by general users to humorously signal selective hearing or dismissal of unwanted input.