🧎 Kneeling Person Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Kneeling Person

Short Name

:kneeling_person:

Unicode

U+1F9CE

Unicode Version

12.0

Release Year

2019

Subcategory

Person Activity

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

Yes

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

KNEELING PERSON emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F9CE

Apple Style

KNEELING PERSON emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F9CE

Google Style

KNEELING PERSON emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F9CE

Twitter Style

KNEELING PERSON emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F9CE

Facebook Style

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🧎</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A person depicted kneeling on one or both knees, often shown with a forward-leaning posture and hands resting on thighs or clasped in front. The skin tone may vary across platforms. This emoji represents a kneeling position, symbolizing humility, respect, or prayer. It is part of the 'People & Body' category, specifically within the 'person-activity' subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Representing a kneeling position: 'She knelt down to tie her shoes 🧎'
  • Symbolizing humility or respect: 'He knelt before the elders to show respect 🧎'
  • Indicating a prayer or meditation: 'She knelt in silence, praying for guidance 🧎'

Example Sentences

  • The athlete took a knee to catch their breath 🧎
  • He knelt down to take a closer look at the flowers 🧎
  • She knelt in the temple, deep in prayer 🧎

Frequently Asked Questions