Person in lotus position: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A person sitting cross-legged with their hands resting on their knees, palms facing upward in a gesture of focused relaxation. This version displays a medium-light skin tone to represent a broader range of human diversity.

Usage Context

Used to signal that someone is meditating, practicing yoga, or simply taking a moment to clear their head. It is the go-to choice for indicating a state of zen or patience, often appearing alongside 🙏 or 🧘‍♂️ when discussing wellness or mindfulness routines.

History

This emoji was added in 2017 as part of Unicode 10.0. The design reflects the global explosion of yoga and meditation culture in the digital age, pulling from traditional iconographic representations of figures like the Buddha to convey a universal sense of calm.

Details

Glyph

🧘🏼

Unicode

U+1F9D8 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d8_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD8;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

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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