Man bowing: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with dark skin leaning forward with his head toward the ground in a deep bow. This gesture portrays a person hunched over with their hands placed flat on the floor in front of them.
Usage Context
This represents a formal apology, a humble request, or a show of deep respect. It is frequently used in digital chats to signal sincere remorse or to ask for a favor in a polite way. It is often paired with 🙏 to emphasize the earnest nature of the request.
History
Based on the Japanese custom of 'dogeza,' this gesture has roots in traditional social etiquette where individuals bow to show extreme deference or to apologize for a major transgression. The dark skin tone variant was introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 as part of the initiative to expand racial diversity across the emoji library.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3ff_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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