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🙇🏻‍♂️U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Man bowing emoji: light skin tone

🙇🏻‍♂️ is the man bowing emoji (🙇‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🙇‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

Unicode name
man bowing: light skin tone
Category
People & body, Gestures
Added
Emoji 4.0 in 2016
Code points
U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji
🙇‍♂️ Man bowing

What it means

A man folding forward at the waist in a deep bow. It shows up when people apologize, thank someone, show respect or ask a favor, and for dramatic, humble gestures such as begging forgiveness or bowing to someone they admire.

How it looks

🙇🏻‍♂️
Your device
Man bowing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Man bowing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Man bowing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in OpenMoji by OpenMoji, the open-source emoji and icon project
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

🙇🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

  1. 🙇Person bowingU+1F647
  2. 🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB
  3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
  4. ♂️Male signU+2642 U+FE0F
  5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+FE0F

How to type 🙇🏻‍♂️

iPhone and iPad
Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “man bowing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man bowing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man bowing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “man bowing”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolhombre haciendo una reverencia: tono de piel clarodisculpa, gesto, hombre haciendo una reverencia, perdón, reverencia, tono de piel claro
Françaishomme qui s’incline : peau clairedésolé, geste, homme, homme qui s’incline, incliné, peau claire
Deutschsich verbeugender Mann: helle HautfarbeDemut, helle Hautfarbe, Mann, sich verbeugender Mann, verbeugen
Italianouomo che fa inchino profondo: carnagione chiaracarnagione chiara, gesto, inchino, scuse, uomo, uomo che fa inchino profondo
Portuguêshomem fazendo reverência: pele claradesculpas, gesto, homem, homem fazendo reverência, homem pedindo desculpas, pele clara, respeito, reverência
Nederlandsbuigende man: lichte huidskleurbuigen, buigende man, excuses, gebaar, gunst, lichte huidskleur, man, sorry
Svenskabugande man: ljus hybeklagelse, buga, bugande man, ljus hy, man, ursäkt
Polskimężczyzna w ukłonie: karnacja jasnagest, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna, mężczyzna w ukłonie, przepraszam, ukłon
Türkçebaşını öne eğen erkek: açık cilt tonuaçık cilt tonu, adam, baş eğme, başını öne eğen erkek, erkek, hareket, lütuf, özür
Русскиймужчина кланяется: очень светлый тон кожиизвинение, мужчина, мужчина кланяется, очень светлый тон кожи, поклон, просьба, прощение
Українськачоловік, що вклоняється: світлий тон шкіривибачення, повага, покора, світлий тон шкіри, чоловік, чоловік, що вклоняється, що вклоняється
Ελληνικάάντρας υποκλίνεται: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματοςανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας υποκλίνεται, συγγνώμη, υπόκλιση, χειρονομία
العربيةرجل ينحني اعتذارًا: بشرة بلون فاتحامتنان, انحناء, بشرة بلون فاتح, رجل ينحني, رجل ينحني اعتذارًا, ركوع
עבריתגבר משתחווה: גוון עור בהיראיש, גבר, גוון עור בהיר, התנצלות, טובה, מצטער, משתחווה, סליחה
فارسیمرد تعظیم می‌کند: پوست سفیدپوست سفید, خواهش داشتن, درخواست کردن, عذرخواهی, عذرخواهی کردن, متأسف, مرد تعظیم می‌کند
हिन्दीसर झुकाता पुरुष: गोरी त्वचाआदमी, इशारा, एहसान, गोरी त्वचा, झुकने, पुरुष, माफ़ कीजिये, माफी, सर झुकाता पुरुष
বাংলাছেলেদর মাথা নত করা: হালকা ত্বকের রঙঅঙ্গিভঙ্গি, ছেলেদর মাথা নত করা, দুঃখিত, পুরুষ, মাপ চাওয়া, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesiapria membungkuk: warna kulit cerahisyarat, laki-laki, maaf, pria membungkuk, warna kulit cerah
Tiếng Việtngười đàn ông cúi đầu: màu da sángcử chỉ, cúi đầu, màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông cúi đầu, ủng hộ, xin lỗi
ไทยผู้ชายหมอบคำนับ: โทนผิวสีขาวกราบ, ขอโทษ, ท่าทาง, โทนผิวสีขาว, ผู้ชาย, ผู้ชายหมอบคำนับ
日本語おじぎする男: 薄い肌色おじぎ, おじぎする男, ごめんなさい, 土下座, 男, 男性, 薄い肌色
한국어절하는 남자: 하얀 피부넙죽, 부탁, 사과, 애원, 엎드려 사과하는 남자, 용서, 절, 절하는 남자, 정중함, 큰절, 하얀 피부, 후회
中文(简体)男生鞠躬: 较浅肤色不好意思, 对不起, 男, 男生鞠躬, 较浅肤色, 道歉
中文(繁體)男生鞠躬:白皮膚不好意思, 男, 男生鞠躬, 白皮膚, 道歉
Names in 102 more languages
Afrikaansman buig: ligte velkleur
Akanbarima rebɔ ne mu ase: wedeε ani a εda so
Albanianburrë që përkulet për falje: nuancë lëkure e çelët
Amharicወንድ ማጎንበስ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
Armenianխոնարհվող տղամարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assameseশিৰ নত কৰা পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanibaş əyən kişi: açıq dəri tonu
Bashkirбаш эйеүсе ир-ат: аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basqueburua makurtzen ari den gizona: 1–2. mota
Belarusianмужчына нізка кланяецца: светлы тон скуры
Bosnianmuškarac se naklanja: svijetla boja kože
Bulgarianпокланящ се мъж: светла кожа
Burmeseရိုရိုကျိုးကျိုး ဦးညွှတ်နေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
Canadian Frenchhomme qui s’incline : peau claire
Cantonese鞠躬嘅男人: 淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)鞠躬嘅男人: 浅肤色
Catalanhome capcot: pell molt clara
CherokeeᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏘᏌᏘ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)鞠躬嘅男人:白皮膚
Chuvashарҫын пуҫ таять: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatianmuškarac u dubokom naklonu: svijetla boja kože
Czechuklánějící se muž: světlý odstín pleti
Danishmand bukker dybt: lys teint
Estoniansügavalt kummarduv mees: hele nahatoon
European Portuguesehomem a fazer a vénia: tipo de pele 1–2
Faroesemaður sum bukkar: ljósur húðarlitur
Filipinolalaking nakayuko: light na kulay ng balat
Finnishsyvään kumartava mies: vaalea iho
Galicianhome facendo unha reverencia: ton de pel moi claro
Georgianთავდახრილი კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
Gujaratiવંદન કરતો પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
Hausanamiji mai sunkuya: launin fata mai haske
Hindi (Latin)bow karta aadmi: Fair skin
Hungarianmeghajló férfi: világos bőrtónus
Icelandicmaður hneigir sig: ljós húðlitur
Igbonwoke na-ehulata ala: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
Irishfear ag umhlú: ton cnis geal
Javanesewong lanang mbungkuk ngurmati: kulit putih
Kabyleargaz yettanez: taglimt taceɛlalt
Kannadaಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhбасын иіп тұрған ер: 1–2 тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)باسىن ءيىپ تۇرعان ەر: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerបុរសឱនលំទោន: សម្បុរស
Kinyarwandaumugabo wunamye: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
Konkaniदादलो बागवता: उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzжүгүнүп жаткан эркек: акжуумал
Kʼicheʼachi ktajin kuk’ut k’ixb’alil: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຜູ້ຊາຍກົ້ມຄຳນັບ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
Latvianvīrietis paklanās: gaišs ādas tonis
Ligurianòmmo ch’o fa scoaccin: carnaxon ciæa
Lithuaniannusilenkiantis vyras: šviesios odos
Lower Sorbianse pókłonjecy muski: swětła barwa kóže
Luxembourgishsech vernäipende Mann: hell Hautfaarf
Macedonianмаж се поклонува: тип на кожа 1–2
Malaylelaki menunduk: ton kulit cerah
Malayalamതലകുനിയ്ക്കുന്നയാൾ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Malteseraġel jikina: ton ċar tal-ġilda
Marathiमान खाली घातलेला पुरुष: उजळ त्वचा
Mongolianбөхийж буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
Māoritāne tuohu: kiri āhua māmā
Nepaliआदरभावले निहुरिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
Nigerian PidginMan Wé De Baú Daun: Laít Skín Ton
Northern Sothomonna o a inama: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
Norwegianbukkende mann: hudtype 1–2
Norwegian Nynorskbukkande mann: hudtype 1–2
Odiaମୁଣ୍ଡ ନୁଆଁଇଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromodhiira sagadu: toonii gogaa ifaa
Pashtoسړی سر ټیټوي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
Punjabiਸਿਰ ਝੁਕਾਉਂਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)جُھکدا بندہ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuaupaykusqa tata: chuya qara niraq
Romanianbărbat care se înclină: ton deschis al pielii
Romanshum che s’enclina: pel clera
Scottish Gaelicduine a’ cromadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianмушки дубоки наклон: светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)мушки дубоки наклон: свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)muški duboki naklon: svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)muški duboki naklon: svijetla koža
Shanၽူႈၸၢႆးယွမ်းၼွမ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
Sindhiمرد جهڪندي: گوري رنگت
Sinhalaගැඹුරින් හිස නවන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
Slovakklaňajúci sa muž: svetlý tón pleti
Slovenianmoški, ki se globoko priklanja: svetel ten kože
Somalinin fooraraya: jidh fudud
Swahilimwanamume aliyeinama: ngozi nyeupe
Tajikмарде, ки хам шуда истодааст: ранги равшани пӯст
Tamilமன்னிப்பு கேட்கும் ஆண்: வகை 1–2
Teluguక్షమాపణలు కోరుకున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaሰብአይ አጎንቢሱ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
Tongantangata punou: kili hinehina
Tswanamonna a obega: letlalo le lesweu
Turkmentagzym edýän erkek: açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbianmuž, kiž so pokłoni: swětła barba kože
Urduبہت زیادہ جھکا ہوا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
Uyghurئېگىلگەن ئەر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
Uzbekerkak ta’zim qilmoqda: 1–2-teri turi
Welshdyn yn ymgrymu’n isel: arlliw croen golau
Wolofgóor sujjóotal: xeesaayu der bu woyof
Xhosaindoda egobayo: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
Yorubaọkùnrin tí ń tẹríba: amọ́lára
Yoruba (Benin)ɔkùnrin tí ń tɛríba: amɔ́lára
Zuluindoda ethobe kakhulu: uhlobo-1-2

Codes

Code points
U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML
🙇🏻‍♂️
CSS
\1F647\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F647}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python
\U0001F647\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 99 87 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16
D83D DE47 D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded
%F0%9F%99%87%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F

Questions

What does 🙇🏻‍♂️ mean?

A man folding forward at the waist in a deep bow. It shows up when people apologize, thank someone, show respect or ask a favor, and for dramatic, humble gestures such as begging forgiveness or bowing to someone they admire. 🙇🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🙇🏻‍♂️ and 🙇‍♂️?

🙇🏻‍♂️ is the 🙇‍♂️ man bowing emoji with light skin tone. It's 🙇‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

How do I type 🙇🏻‍♂️?

Find 🙇‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man bowing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

What is the Unicode for 🙇🏻‍♂️?

U+1F647 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🙇🏻‍♂️

When was 🙇🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.