Man kneeling: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium-dark skin depicted in a kneeling position, with his torso upright and legs folded beneath him. The figure is shown from the side, clearly displaying the posture of someone resting on their knees or preparing to stand up.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent prayer, submission, or simply waiting for someone. It is also popularly used in internet slang to refer to 'simping' or showing intense devotion to someone else. It functions as a more specific alternative to the generic person kneeling or the folded hands gesture.

History

The kneeling man was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of an effort to provide more inclusive gender and skin tone variations for active poses. The development of these variations allows for better representation in messaging apps that prioritize human-focused communication.

Details

Glyph
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Unicode
U+1F9CE U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9ce_1f3fe_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
kneelkneelingkneesmanmedium-darkskin tonepeoplepersonactivityprayersubmissionwaitingdevotion

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