Woman bowing: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A woman with medium-dark skin depicted in a deep, forward-leaning bow. Her hands are placed flat on the ground in front of her, signaling a gesture of submission, reverence, or profound contrition.
Usage Context
This gesture, known as dogeza in Japan, is used to express deep regret, sincere apology, or to make a request that requires significant humility. While it can convey a formal apology, it is also frequently used in internet culture to beg for a favor or to show exaggerated respect, often paired with the 🙏 emoji to emphasize the pleading nature of the request.
History
Bowing as a social gesture has been standard in Japanese interpersonal communication for centuries. This specific digital representation was added to the Unicode standard to bridge the gap between Western text-based communication and the cultural nuances of non-verbal cues prevalent in Asian messaging apps. The skin tone variations were introduced in 2015 to allow for more representative and diverse expression across global platforms.
Details
Glyph
🙇🏾♀
Unicode
U+1F647 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f647_1f3fe_200d_2640:
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
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