Woman bowing: light skin tone Emoji
People
A woman with light skin leaning forward at the waist with her hands placed flat on the floor. Her head is bowed low, conveying a deep sense of deference, apology, or request.
Usage Context
This gesture is most often used to express profound regret, to beg for a favor, or to signal a sincere apology. It is the digital equivalent of a deep respectful bow or 'dogeza' in Japanese culture, where one bows until the forehead touches the ground to show ultimate submission or remorse. It is frequently paired with emojis like 🙏 to emphasize the gravity of a request.
History
Bowing has been a core component of East Asian etiquette for centuries. The emoji was added to the Unicode standard to translate these specific cultural body languages into digital communication, acknowledging the need for gestures that go beyond simple facial expressions. The light skin tone modifier was later introduced in 2015 to provide more inclusive representation.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏻♀
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fb_200d_2640:
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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