Person in lotus position: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person sitting cross-legged with their hands resting on their knees, palms facing upward in a classic meditation pose. This version features a medium skin tone, representing a specific demographic variation of the standard sitting figure.

Usage Context

Used to communicate a state of relaxation, mindfulness, or the act of practicing yoga. People frequently use it to signal that they are taking a break to calm down, de-stress, or clear their head. It is often sent alongside emojis like 🧘 or 🍃 to emphasize a peaceful environment.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0, this figure reflects the massive global surge in wellness culture and the popularization of yoga routines through mobile apps and social media fitness communities.

Details

Glyph

🧘🏽

Unicode

U+1F9D8 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d8_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD8;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

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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