- stream usage
- Used by deaf streamers or in streams about accessibility and disability representation in gaming.
- emote mapping
- Custom channel emotes mirror this for streamers who identify as deaf or HoH, used as a 'not listening' or 'muted' emote.
- chat meaning
- Spammed in chat when audio drops, someone is muted without knowing, or to show support for deaf streamers.
- clip context
- Appears in clip titles about funny audio failures, deaf streamer moments, or accessibility-focused content.
- subscriber context
- Subscriber emotes in deaf streamer communities often feature variations of this emoji as a badge of community identity.