woman kneeling: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9CE 1F3FC 200D 2640
Description
A person kneeling, facing left, with a light skin tone, depicted as female. They are shown with their hands folded together, as if in prayer or bowing in respect.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents prayer, respect, humility, devotion, request, or gratitude. The specific context determines the exact nuance.
Backstory
This emoji sequence combines a base 'Person Kneeling' (1F9CE), a light skin tone modifier (1F3FC), and a zero-width joiner (200D) with the female sign (2640 FE0F) to specify the gender. The base kneeling emoji was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019), addressing the need for more inclusive and diverse representations of human actions and poses.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer: 'Praying for you 🙏🏻👩 kneeling person: light skin tone, female'
- Showing respect: 'Bowing to your wisdom 🙏🏻👩 kneeling person: light skin tone, female'
- Asking for forgiveness: 'Please forgive me 🙏🏻👩 kneeling person: light skin tone, female'
- Feeling humble: 'Just feeling humble and grateful today 🙏🏻👩 kneeling person: light skin tone, female'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with prayer, meditation, or expressing gratitude and reverence.
East Asian culture:
Can represent bowing as a sign of respect, apology, or deep gratitude, in addition to prayer. The 'prostrating' gesture is common in some religious practices.