What does ๐โโ๏ธ Man Bowing mean?
A man in a deep bow, the male counterpart of ๐. It conveys a manโs apology, deep gratitude or respect, and it fits a humble โI owe you oneโ after someone does you a big favor.
๐โโ๏ธ Man Bowing is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about apology, ask, beg, bow, favor and forgive.
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๐โโ๏ธ Man Bowing on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Man Bowing looks on each platform.
Man Bowing in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Man Bowing emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐โโ๏ธ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :man-bowing:.
When was the Man Bowing emoji added?
๐โโ๏ธ Man Bowing was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Man Bowing emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐โโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐โโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Man Bowing. The underlying code (U+1F647 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.