A humble powerhouse, the person bowing emoji is the digital version of dropping into a deep bow—part apology, part ultra-respect, part “we’re not worthy” Wayne’s World tribute. It channels Japanese-style dogeza/saikeirei vibes, so people use it for dramatic sorries, heartfelt thanks, or when someone’s advice just carried the group chat. It’s also prime meme fuel: “forgive me, I posted cringe,” “I kneel before the algorithm,” or a playful salute to a friend who absolutely cooked with a take. Sarcastically, it screams over-the-top groveling; sincerely, it’s pure gratitude and deference.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a gender-inclusive figure in a deep forward bend, viewed from the front, knees down, forehead almost to the floor, and hands flat on the ground—classic prostration silhouette that reads like the text emoticon orz. The character typically wears a blue top, has dark hair, and the soft Apple gradients give it a slightly 3D, polished look with no props or background distractions. You can pick skin tones, and there are related man/woman variants, but the “person” version keeps it neutral and universal. In texts and timelines, it works as comedic overkill after a tiny mistake, as a respectful “thank you sensei,” or even flirty hyperbole—“I bow to your beauty, milady/m’lord” energy.
Definition
A person lowering the head and torso very deeply as a means to show respect or extreme apology. Very truly sorry. Used to say "Please forgive me."
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
826 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:bow:
Keywords
Sorry, Bow, Respect, Curtsy, Bend
Previous Names:
Person Bowing Deeply Man Bowing person bowing man bowing
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Emoticons
Unicode Range
1F600–1F64F
Unicode Subcategory
Gesture Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Faces and Smiley's
Unicode Subcategory
Gesture Symbols
Names & Annotations
PERSON BOWING DEEPLY Temporary Notes: Very truly sorry, a cat or person
Symbol Information
U+1F647 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-353
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
m(_ _)m
KDDI
#466 平謝り 「平謝ri」 U+EAD9 SJIS-F3AD JIS-7A2F
Softbank
#72 #old385 土下座 U+E426 SJIS-FB66
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e426
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E426
Decimal Code Point(s)
58406
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x90 0xA6
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 90 A6
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 220 246
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE426
UTF-16 Hex
e426
UTF-16 Dec
58406
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E426
UTF-32 Hex
E426
UTF-32 Dec
58406
Python Src
u"\uE426"
PHP Src
"\xee\x90\xa6"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE426"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🙇
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🙇
Decimal HTML Entity
🙇
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🙇
Hex Code Point(s)
1f647
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F647
Decimal Code Point(s)
128583
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x99 0x87
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 99 87
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 231 207
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDE47
UTF-16 Hex
d83dde47
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56903
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F647
UTF-32 Hex
01F647
UTF-32 Dec
128583
Python Src
u"\U0001F647"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x99\x87"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDE47"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
