person standing: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CD 1F3FB
Description
A person kneeling on the ground, leaning forward with hands clasped in front of their chest, with light skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents praying, worship, asking for forgiveness or begging, showing respect, or expressing deep gratitude.
Backstory
The 'Person Kneeling' emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016), reflecting various gestures of reverence, supplication, or devotion across different cultures and religions. Like many emojis, it often includes tone modifiers to represent different skin tones.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer: 'Praying for you 🙏🏻'
- Showing deep respect: 'Thank you for your sacrifice 🙏🏻'
- Begging or pleading: 'Please forgive me 🙏🏻'
- Expressing gratitude: 'So grateful for your help 🙏🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with prayer (religious or secular pleas), begging, or showing deference.
East Asian culture:
Can represent bowing in respect, reverence, or deep apology much like bowing in traditional greetings or ceremonies, in addition to prayer.