person standing: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CD 1F3FD
Description
A person kneeling, depicted with medium skin tone. The figure is shown in a genuflecting or kneeling posture, often used to express reverence, prayer, or humility.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can represent prayer, respect, humility, devotion, worship, or a plea.
Backstory
This emoji is part of the broader set of unicode human-figure emojis that allow for skin tone modifiers. It was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016) and aims to provide a versatile symbol for various acts of kneeling.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer or devotion: 'Praying for you 🙏🏽'
- Showing deep respect or humility: 'I bow down to your wisdom 🙏🏽'
- Signifiying a proposal (though less common than the ring emoji): 'Will you marry me? kneeling_person'
- Pleading or begging: 'Please, I'm literally on my knees begging you! 🙏🏽'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with prayer (especially in Christian contexts), proposals, or showing extreme respect/submission.
East Asian culture:
May be seen in contexts of bowing in deep respect, apology, or traditional practices, though less universally recognized for prayer than in Western contexts.