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Woman Kneeling: Facing Right 🧎‍♀️‍➡️

Added in Emoji 15.1 · People & Body Activities

Codepoint U+1F9CE U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F U+200D U+27A1 U+FE0F
Shortcode :woman_kneeling_right:
Version Emoji 15.1
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Clarity: Has nuance

This emoji has some subtlety in how it's interpreted across different contexts.

  • Relatively new — some older devices may show a blank box

Meaning

This depicts a woman in a kneeling position, shown from the side as if facing or moving toward the right. Her body is upright on her knees, with hands typically at her sides or resting on her thighs, rendered in a neutral, respectful posture. The design emphasizes the kneeling action without implying prayer or religious context—it's simply a positional representation.

People use this to convey genuine respect, reverence, or submission in various contexts. It can signal apology, humility, or a request for forgiveness. In some conversations, it expresses deep gratitude or awe. The rightward-facing direction adds a sense of movement or progression, making it useful for storytelling or sequential expressions of emotion.

This emoji fits naturally into discussions about vulnerability, empathy, and moments requiring courage to show respect. It's also used in creative writing, memes, and emotional conversations where kneeling symbolizes a turning point or moment of introspection.

The facing-right variants (introduced in Unicode Emoji 15.1 in 2023) give users more directional control in their messaging, allowing for better visual narrative flow when combined with other emoji or used in sequences.

Common Uses

  • Expressing deep respect or admiration
  • Apologizing sincerely for a mistake
  • Showing humility or asking for forgiveness
  • Conveying awe or reverence

Popular Combos

🙏👩‍🦯 ❤️👩 😔👩

Did You Know?

The directional variants (facing left and right) were added in Unicode Emoji 15.1, giving people more creative control over visual storytelling in emoji sequences and memes.

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

Slack :woman_kneeling_facing_right:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
🧎‍♀️‍➡️
HTML (hex)
🧎‍♀️‍➡️
CSS
\1F9CE\200D\2640\FE0F\200D\27A1\FE0F
JavaScript
\uD83E\uDDCE\u200D\u2640\uFE0F\u200D\u27A1\uFE0F
Python
\U0001F9CE\U0000200D\U00002640\U0000FE0F\U0000200D\U000027A1\U0000FE0F
Java
\uD83E\uDDCE\u200D\u2640\uFE0F\u200D\u27A1\uFE0F
Perl
\x{1F9CE}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F}\x{200D}\x{27A1}\x{FE0F}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F9CE}\x{200D}\x{2640}\x{FE0F}\x{200D}\x{27A1}\x{FE0F}
Punycode
xn--2rwu-6bx-7k0-1e6n-6bx-7tt-1e6n
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%A7%8E%E2%80%8D%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%E2%9E%A1%EF%B8%8F
UTF-8 Bytes
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🧎‍♀️‍➡️ in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা মহিলা: ডান দিকে মুখ করে আছে
Chinese (Simplified) 跪下的女人: 面向右边
Chinese (Traditional) 跪著的女子:面右
Danish knælende kvinde: mod højre
Dutch knielende vrouw: naar rechts gericht
English woman kneeling: facing right
English (UK) woman kneeling: facing right
Estonian põlvitav naine: suunaga paremale
Finnish polvistuva nainen: kohti oikeaa
French femme à genoux : vers la droite
German kniende Frau: nach rechts
Hindi औरत घुटनों के बल: दाईं ओर चेहरा घुमाए
Hungarian térdelő nő: jobbra néző
Italian donna inginocchiata: a destra
Japanese 正座する女性: 右向き
Korean 무릎을 꿇은 여자: 오른쪽을 향한
Lithuanian klūpanti moteris: atsisukęs į dešinę
Malay perempuan bersimpuh: menghadap kanan
Norwegian kvinne som kneler: vendt mot høyre
Polish klęcząca kobieta: zwrócony w prawo
Portuguese mulher ajoelhando: de frente para a direita
Russian женщина на коленях: , направленные вправо
Spanish mujer de rodillas: hacia la derecha
Spanish (Mexico) mujer de rodillas: hacia la derecha
Swedish knäsittande kvinna: åt höger
Thai ผู้หญิงกำลังคุกเข่า: หันขวา
Ukrainian жінка навколішках: правий профіль:
Vietnamese người phụ nữ quỳ: hướng sang phải