What does ๐ Person Bowing mean?
Bowing deeply, this person shows humility. In Japan and other East Asian cultures, a deep bow expresses apology, gratitude, respect or a sincere request. People use it to apologize, beg for a favor, show heartfelt thanks or acknowledge someoneโs skill. It can also appear in meditation contexts. It comes in five skin tones.
๐ Person Bowing is an emoji from the People & Body category (people gesturing), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about apology, ask, beg, bow, favor and forgive.
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๐ Person Bowing on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person Bowing looks on each platform.
Person Bowing in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person Bowing emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :bow:.
When was the Person Bowing emoji added?
๐ Person Bowing was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person Bowing emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Person Bowing. The underlying code (U+1F647) 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.