Person in lotus position: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person sitting cross-legged in a meditative pose with their hands resting on their knees, featuring a medium-dark skin tone. The figure is shown from the chest up, highlighting a relaxed posture.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal that someone is practicing yoga, meditating, or simply taking a moment to decompress after a stressful day. It is often paired with the 🧘 base emoji or the 🕉️ symbol to emphasize spiritual focus or mental clarity.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 10.0 in 2017. It joined the emoji keyboard during a major push by the Unicode Consortium to include a wider range of skin tones and human figures, reflecting the global popularity of mindfulness practices and wellness culture in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧘🏾

Unicode

U+1F9D8 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d8_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD8;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-resting

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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