person standing: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CD 1F3FC
Description
A person in a kneeling position, bending one or both knees while resting on the ground or a surface. This specific emoji variant includes a medium-light skin tone modifier.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can represent a variety of emotions and actions depending on context, including humility, supplication, prayer, respect, exhaustion, submission, or getting ready to propose.
Backstory
The 'Person Kneeling' emoji was introduced as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016. Its general design allows for various interpretations globally. The skin tone modifiers (like '1F3FC' for medium-light skin tone) were added to provide more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer or meditation: 'Praying for peace 🙏🏽 kneeling '
- Showing deep respect or humility: 'I humbly request... 🙇🏻♀️ kneeling '
- Pleading or begging: 'Please don't go! 🙏🏼 kneeling '
- Proposing marriage: 'Will you marry me? 🥺 kneeling '
- Indicating exhaustion or defeat: 'I'm so tired, I could just kneel here. 😩 kneeling '
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with prayer (religious contexts), proposals (marriage), or sometimes a sign of defeat or humility in competitive sports.
East Asian culture:
May also be seen in contexts of deep respect, apology, or traditional greetings, besides prayer or supplication.