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 Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
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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