woman kneeling facing right
Unicode: 1F9CE 200D 2640 FE0F 200D 27A1 FE0F
Description
A person kneeling, specifically a woman, turning to face right.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can convey reverence, submission, prayer, respect, humility, or even a proposal. The 'female' and 'rightwards' components add specific context.
Backstory
This emoji is a combination of several Unicode code points: 'Person Kneeling' (1F9CE), 'Zero Width Joiner' (ZWJ), 'Female Sign' (2640), 'ZWJ', and 'Rightwards Arrow' (27A1). The ZWJ sequences combine these into a single emoji representation. The base 'Person Kneeling' was introduced in Unicode 12.0 (2019), and gender/direction variants are common additions to human-representing emojis.
Usage Examples
- Expressing prayer or reverence: 'Praying for you 🙏🏻👩🏼🧎🏼♀️➡️'
- Showing deep respect or humility in a situation: 'I yield to your wisdom. 👩🏼🧎🏼♀️➡️'
- Figuratively 'kneeling' to someone's talent: 'Her performance made me want to kneel! 👩🏼🧎🏼♀️➡️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with prayer (religious kneeling), proposals (marriage), knighting ceremonies, or showing extreme deference.
East Asian culture:
Can be seen in religious contexts (e.g., bowing in temples), traditional ceremonies, or expressions of deep respect or apology.