🧝🏾
elf: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F9DD 1F3FE
Description
A person kneeling, a position of deference, prayer, or submission, depicted with a dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically conveys respect, humility, prayer, protest, or deep contemplation.
Backstory
This emoji, 'Person Kneeling,' was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019) to offer more inclusive representations of actions. The addition of various skin tones allows for greater diversity in expressing these gestures.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer: 'Praying for peace 🙏🏾'
- Showing respect: 'Kneeling before the elders 🧎🏾'
- Participating in a protest: 'Taking a knee for equality 🧎🏾'
- Proposing: 'Will you marry me? 🧎🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with prayer (religious contexts), proposals (marriage), or kneeling in protest (e.g., in sports for social justice).
East Asian culture:
Can be seen in contexts of bowing in respect, humility, or traditional forms of greeting/apology.