Person bowing: light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with light skin leaning forward at the waist with their hands pressed against the ground or their head bent low. The posture displays a deep, deliberate inclination of the torso.

Usage Context

Used to express sincere apologies, deep gratitude, or a humble request for a favor. It is also used to show extreme respect or to signal that someone is groveling. You might see it used alongside 🙏 to emphasize a plea for forgiveness or a heartfelt thank you.

History

Based on the Japanese custom of 'dogeza,' this gesture involves kneeling and touching one's head to the floor as a sign of total submission or profound apology. It was integrated into Unicode to bring traditional non-verbal communication from Japanese business and social etiquette into the global digital messaging landscape.

Details

Glyph

🙇🏻

Unicode

U+1F647 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f647_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE47;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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

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