Person kneeling: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A figure shown resting on their knees, positioned as if waiting, praying, or taking a moment of pause. This version features a medium skin tone, representing the diverse range of human appearances found in modern messaging.

Usage Context

Used to convey a state of rest, submission, or simply waiting for something to happen. It is frequently sent to show fatigue or to mimic a 'bowing down' gesture, often appearing alongside 🙏 when expressing gratitude or high regard for someone.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of a push to make digital communication more inclusive. It reflects the evolution of platforms like Slack and Discord, where users demand specific poses to accurately portray body language in place of face-to-face interaction.

Details

Glyph

🧎🏽

Unicode

U+1F9CE U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9ce_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDCE;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

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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