man bowing: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F647 1F3FB 200D 2642 FE0F
Description
A person kneeling on the ground, bowing their head in a gesture of submission, apology, or deep respect. This specific sequence (1F647 1F3FB 200D 2642 FE0F) indicates a man with light skin tone making this gesture.
Group:
People & Body > person-gesture
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents humility, reverence, deep respect, apology, submission, or begging.
Backstory
The core 'person bowing' emoji (1F647) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The skin tone modifiers (1F3FB) came with Unicode 8.0 (2015), and the gendered component (200D 2642 FE0F for male) was added later to provide more specific representations.
Usage Examples
- Apologizing: 'I'm so sorry for the mistake. 🙇♂️'
- Showing deep respect: 'Thank you for your guidance. 🙇♂️'
- Begging/pleading: 'Please give me one more chance! 🙇♂️'
- Expressing humility: 'I couldn't have done it without your help. 🙇♂️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to express regret, apology, or exasperation ('facepalm' without the hand), sometimes playfully for 'I submit'.
East Asian culture:
Carries more significant weight, often used for heartfelt apologies (dogeza), deep gratitude, or profound reverence.