🙇️ Person bowing emoji

The person bowing emoji means respect, apology, gratitude, humility, or a formal bow. Use 🙇 to say sorry, thank you, please, or to show deep respect in a polite message.

It is the neutral version of 🙇‍♂️ Man bowing and 🙇‍♀️ Woman bowing, often used for sincere apologies, Japanese-style politeness, and humble thanks.

Could also be called Person bowing, bowing person, apologizing person or respectful bow emoji.

Other meanings

bowing person, apology, sorry, respect, gratitude, humility, polite bow, thank you

Example Usage

Sorry for missing the deadline 🙇

Variants

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 person bent forward with head lowered and hands near the floor. The bowed posture and lowered head are the easiest details to see.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.