Man bowing: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with medium-dark skin leaning forward with his head tilted down toward the ground. The posture shows the upper body bent at the waist, representing a traditional act of submission or deep respect.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to convey a sincere apology, a humble request, or a show of deep gratitude. It is frequently sent when someone is asking for a favor or trying to express intense regret, often acting as a non-verbal way to say 'I'm sorry' or 'please.' It pairs well with emojis like 🙏 to emphasize humility.
History
Bowing gestures have been part of Japanese social etiquette for centuries, and this icon was added to the Unicode standard to bring those nuanced physical cues into digital messaging. It was officially included in Emoji 4.0 in 2016, which introduced skin tone modifiers to provide more diverse representations of human gestures.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏾♂
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fe_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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