Person Kneeling Emoji
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🧎🧎:person-kneeling:%F0%9F%A7%8E\1F9CEWhat does the Person Kneeling emoji mean?
Person Kneeling — shown as 🧎 — is part of the People & Body group. This emoji is designed to convey its concept instantly in messages, captions, social posts, and documents without needing extra explanation. Under the hood it lives at U+1F9CE and debuted in Emoji 12.0 (2019). That code point is what lets you copy and paste it between apps without losing meaning. Hand and body symbols help where words lack physical presence. They clarify intent — whether you are waving, pointing, requesting, or celebrating — and add warmth to otherwise neutral text. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of person kneeling stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (🧎), as an HTML entity (🧎), or as a shortcode (:person-kneeling:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.
This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for person kneeling — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.
How to use the Person Kneeling emoji
- In chat: Drop 🧎 into a sentence where you would normally write “person kneeling” to add tone and visual interest.
- On social media: Pair 🧎 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
- In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 🧎 or shortcode :person-kneeling: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.
Technical details & cross-platform notes
| Category | People & Body |
| Unicode code point | U+1F9CE |
| Introduced in | Emoji 12.0 (2019) |
| Shortcode | :person-kneeling: |
| HTML entity | 🧎 |
| Platform rendering | Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each draw their own glyph. The meaning stays person kneeling everywhere — only the art style changes. |
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Frequently asked questions
What does Person Kneeling mean?
Person Kneeling — shown as 🧎 — is part of the People & Body group. This emoji is designed to convey its concept instantly in messages, captions, social posts, and documents without needing extra expl...
What is the Unicode code point?
Encoded at U+1F9CE, introduced in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Official name: "Person Kneeling".
How do I copy the Person Kneeling emoji?
Click any Copy button above (Character, HTML Entity, Shortcode, CSS), then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. On mobile, long-press to paste.
Is the Person Kneeling emoji free to use?
Yes. The Unicode character is free for personal and commercial copy. Vendor-specific artwork is copyrighted — copy the character, not the image file.
How is Person Kneeling used in context?
It adds visual shorthand for person kneeling in social posts, messages, and documents where an image conveys tone faster than words.
Does it look the same on every device?
Meaning is identical, but art differs: Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft each render 🧎 with their own style, colour, and shading.