Person bowing: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A person with medium-dark skin leaning forward with their torso parallel to the floor, hands resting flat on the ground. This pose is a clear visual representation of a deep, respectful gesture used to show deference or sincere remorse.
Usage Context
Used globally to express genuine apologies, ask for a massive favor, or show deep respect. In digital messaging, it is often sent to convey heavy regret or to signify a 'head down, back to work' attitude. It is frequently used in sequence with 🙏 when someone is pleading for assistance or mercy.
History
Based on the Japanese custom of 'dogeza' or 'ojigi', this gesture has been a staple of formal social interaction in East Asia for centuries. It was integrated into Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to ensure Japanese mobile messaging platforms could accurately translate cultural etiquette into digital shorthand.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏾
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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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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