mermaid: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F9DC 1F3FF 200D 2640
Description
A person kneeling, facing left, with medium-dark skin tone, wearing a shirt and pants. This is a person kneeling, not specifically gendered unless combined with other code points.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Can convey a range of emotions or actions depending on context, including prayer, respect, humility, submission, proposal, or exhaustion.
Backstory
The base 'person kneeling' emoji (1F9DC) was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019). The skin tone modifier (1F3FF) was added at the same time. The ZWJ sequence (200D) with the female sign (2640) specifically depicts a 'woman kneeling' in Unicode 13.0 (2020), clarifying the gender of the figure.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer or meditation: 'Praying for you 🙏🏽🧘🏾♀️'
- Showing deep respect or humility: 'I kneel before your wisdom. 🙇🏾♀️'
- Indicating a proposal (less common for female figure alone): 'Will you marry me? 💖'
- Representing a specific action in a story: 'She knelt to tend to the garden. 👩🏾♀️🌾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with prayer (religious kneeling), proposal (romantic, asking to marry), or showing respect/submission.
East Asian culture:
Can represent bowing in deep respect, apology, prayer, or specific traditional actions.