Woman in lotus position: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A woman with medium skin tone sitting cross-legged in a meditative pose. She is shown with both hands resting on her knees, palms facing upward in a gesture often associated with mindfulness and calm.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss physical health, stress relief, or a desire for inner peace. It acts as a digital shorthand for hitting the gym, practicing mindfulness, or needing a break from a busy day. It pairs well with other wellness-related icons like 🧘 or ✨.

History

The base lotus position emoji was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 to fulfill the growing demand for icons representing the mainstream explosion of yoga and meditation in western pop culture. The gendered and skin tone variants were added shortly after to better reflect the diverse community of practitioners worldwide.

Details

Glyph

🧘🏽‍♀

Unicode

U+1F9D8 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2640

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d8_1f3fd_200d_2640:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD8;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♀

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-resting

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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