handshake: dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone
A person kneeling on one knee, facing right, with dark skin tone, followed by another person kneeling on one knee, facing left, with medium light skin tone. This emoji represents people kneeling together.
There are different emoji meanings for handshake: dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Often associated with prayer (religious kneeling), proposing marriage, or taking a knee as a form of protest against injustice (e.g., in sports).
- East Asian culture
- Can represent bowing in respect, repentance, or pleading. In some contexts, it can also signify traditional formal greetings.
