Person bowing: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with a medium-light skin tone leaning forward from the waist with their hands resting on their head. The gesture shows a deep, forward-facing bend often used to signify humility or respect.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to convey a sincere apology, deep gratitude, or a request for a favor. It is often sent when asking for forgiveness or showing intense regret, functioning similarly to a digital version of saying 'please' or 'I'm sorry.' It is occasionally confused with the person meditating emoji due to the seated posture, but the intent here is strictly social interaction.

History

Bowing is a foundational practice in many East Asian cultures, representing status and social etiquette. This gesture was standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to bring the common Japanese 'dogeza' or formal bow into global digital communication, allowing users to express contrition that words alone might miss.

Details

Glyph

🙇🏼

Unicode

U+1F647 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f647_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE47;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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