🧎
person kneeling
Unicode: 1F9CE
Description
A person with a single hand raised, indicating a greeting or a wave. The gender can be ambiguous, representing a general human figure.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can express a friendly greeting, a farewell, or a simple acknowledgement.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019) as part of an effort to provide more inclusive and gender-neutral representations of people and activities. It offers a general waving gesture without specifying gender.
Usage Examples
- Greeting someone: 'Hey there! 👋'
- Waving goodbye: 'See you later! 👋'
- Acknowledging a message: 'Got it! 👋'
- Drawing attention: 'Over here! 👋'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used for waving hello or goodbye, or to acknowledge someone's presence.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, often used as a direct greeting or farewell in casual conversations.