🙇‍♂️ Man bowing emoji

The man bowing emoji means a man is showing respect, apology, gratitude, humility, or a formal bow. Use 🙇‍♂️ when a male figure is saying sorry, thank you, or showing deference.

It is the male version of 🙇 Person bowing and pairs with 🙇‍♀️ Woman bowing for gendered bowing and respectful gestures.

Could also be called Man bowing, bowing man, apologizing man or respectful man emoji.

Other meanings

man bowing, male apology, sorry, respect, gratitude, humility, polite bow

Example Usage

He apologized to the whole team 🙇‍♂️

Related emoji

Gestures emojis

• 🙅️ Person gesturing NO
• 🙅‍♂️ Man gesturing NO
• 🙅‍♀️ Woman gesturing NO
• 🙆️ Person gesturing OK

Respect emojis

• 🫡️ Saluting face
• 👏️ Clapping hands
• 🙌️ Raising hands
• 🫶️ Heart hands

Visual description

On iOS, 🙇‍♂️ shows a man bent forward with his head lowered and hands near the floor. The bowed posture is the clearest signal.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.