Man bowing: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-light skin tone leaning forward from the waist with his head tilted downward. His hands are placed flat on the floor in front of him to signify a deep, respectful gesture.
Usage Context
This gesture is most often used to express a sincere apology, show deep gratitude, or make an urgent request for a favor. It is distinct from prayer gestures like 🙏 because it emphasizes humility and submission rather than a plea to a higher power.
History
Based on the Japanese custom of 'dogeza,' this emoji reflects a traditional way of showing extreme respect or contrition in formal social or business settings. It was codified into the emoji standard to translate non-verbal Japanese social cues into digital communication for a global audience.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏼♂
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fc_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji Attribution
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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