🙇

Person Bowing Emoji 🙇

Bent forward at the waist, head down — the bow is a gesture of deep respect, most associated with Japanese etiquette. It's used for sincere apologies, heartfelt thanks, or a dramatic 'I beg you,' channeling the full dogeza energy of someone who really, really means it.

What 🙇 means

A gender-neutral portrayal of a person with short, side-parted hair, bowing with the face held up, and the arms crossing in front of the head. The triangular marks enveloping the head indicate a sense of gratitude.

The 🙇 Person Bowing emoji refers to the Japanese tradition of 'Dogeza', a cultural ethic that either suggests an apology or a response to a requested favor. This emoji is available in the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.

How and when to use it

If you asked someone for favour over text, and they agreed to grant you that boon, then you can use 🙇 as a way of responding with gratitude.
🙇 can also signify devotion, prayer, and meditation. So, you can use this emoji in such contexts.
You can also bring in the 🙇 emoji to show praise for someone or something, like a big bow.
Going by the Japanese tradition, you can use 🙇 to show that you're sorry or rather asking for an apology.
If you're surrendering yourself to something or someone, like "I'm all yours" (not in a romantic sense - more like, "Stop nagging, you got me 🙇" - to a best friend or something) types, you can use 🙇 to denote that.

Other Names

🙇 Sorry
🙇 Apologizing
🙇 I'm Sorry
🙇 Thank You
🙇 Grateful
🙇 Surrender
🙇 Prayer
🙇 Meditation
🙇 Devotion
🙇 Calm
🙇 Peace
🙇 Bless Up
🙇 Praise
🙇 Cute Boy
🙇 Dogeza
🙇 Bowing Man
🙇 Person Bowing Deeply
🙇 Massage
🙇 Blessed

🙇 in real conversations

What does 🙇 mean from a girl?

A deep, sincere apology or an equally deep thank-you — the full bow, not a casual nod. It borrows from the Japanese dogeza-style bow, reserved for serious 'I'm so sorry' or 'I owe you' moments.

What does 🙇 mean in texting?

Respect, gratitude, or apology, depending on what it follows. 'Forgot your birthday 🙇' is genuine remorse; 'you saved my whole week 🙇' is thanks with real weight behind it, not a casual nod.

Is 🙇 always an apology?

No — it covers thanks and respect just as often as sorry. The bow itself stays constant; whether it reads as regret or gratitude depends entirely on the sentence sitting right next to it.

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › person-gesture
Codepoints: U+1F647
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :bow::person_bowing: Discord
Keywords: apology, ask, beg, bow, bowing, favor, forgive, gesture, meditate, meditation, person, pity, regret, sorry

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.