Woman in lotus position Emoji
People
A woman sitting on the floor with her legs crossed and resting on her opposite thighs, a pose widely recognized as the lotus position. Her hands are resting on her knees with palms facing upward, often in a mudra gesture.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a shorthand for yoga, meditation, mindfulness, or simply taking a moment to breathe and relax. It is frequently used to signal that someone is working on their mental health, stretching, or reaching a state of internal calm. It is often grouped with the 🧘 or 🧘♂️ variations to represent different gender identities or used alongside items like 🧘♀️ mats or 🌿 plants to set a tranquil scene.
History
Introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, this character was part of a larger push to include more health and wellness-related icons. Its design draws directly from ancient Indian meditative traditions that gained massive popularity in Western fitness culture throughout the 20th century.
Details
Glyph
🧘♀
Unicode
U+1F9D8 U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d8_200d_2640:
HTML Entity
��‍♀
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-resting
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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