Man bowing: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-light skin tone leaning forward from the waist with his head tilted downward. His hands are placed flat on the floor in front of him to signify a deep, respectful gesture.
Usage Context
This gesture is most often used to express a sincere apology, show deep gratitude, or make an urgent request for a favor. It is distinct from prayer gestures like 🙏 because it emphasizes humility and submission rather than a plea to a higher power.
History
Based on the Japanese custom of 'dogeza,' this emoji reflects a traditional way of showing extreme respect or contrition in formal social or business settings. It was codified into the emoji standard to translate non-verbal Japanese social cues into digital communication for a global audience.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏼♂
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fc_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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