# 🧎🏻‍♂️ Man kneeling emoji: light skin tone

🧎🏻‍♂️ is the man kneeling emoji (🧎‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🧎‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧎🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: man kneeling: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9CE U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People doing things
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧎‍♂️ Man kneeling](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Features a man kneeling on the ground. Reach for it to talk about prayer, marriage proposals, begging or pleading, or to show humility, respect or an exaggerated apology.

## Other skin tones

- 🧎‍♂️ [Man kneeling](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-emoji.md)
- 🧎🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧎🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧎🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧎🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧎🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧎 [Person kneeling](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-emoji.md) (U+1F9CE)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🧎🏻‍♂️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “man kneeling”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man kneeling”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man kneeling”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man kneeling”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre de rodillas: tono de piel claro | arrodillado, arrodillarse, de rodillas, hombre, hombre de rodillas, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | homme à genoux : peau claire | à genoux, homme, homme à genoux, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | kniender Mann: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, kniend, kniender Mann, Mann |
| Italiano (it) | uomo inginocchiato: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, in ginocchio, inginocchiarsi, uomo, uomo inginocchiato |
| Português (pt) | homem ajoelhando: pele clara | ajoelhado, homem, homem ajoelhando, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | knielende man: lichte huidskleur | knielend, knielende man, lichte huidskleur, man |
| Svenska (sv) | knäsittande man: ljus hy | knäsittande, knästående, ljus hy, man |
| Polski (pl) | klęczący mężczyzna: karnacja jasna | karnacja jasna, klęczący mężczyzna, klęczeć, mężczyzna |
| Türkçe (tr) | diz çöken erkek: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, adam, diz çöken, diz çöken erkek, erkek |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина на коленях: очень светлый тон кожи | колени, мальчик, мужчина, мужчина на коленях, на коленях, очень светлый тон кожи, парень |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік навколішках: світлий тон шкіри | коліна, на колінах, навколішках, навколішки, світлий тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας που γονατίζει: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας που γονατίζει, γονατίζει |
| العربية (ar) | رجل جالس على ركبتيه: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, رجل, رجل جالس على ركبتيه, ركبة, ركبتان, ركبتين, ركوع |
| עברית (he) | איש כורע ברך: גוון עור בהיר | איש, איש כורע ברך, גבר, גוון עור בהיר, כורע ברך, לכרוע ברך |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد زانوزده: پوست سفید | پوست سفید, زانوزده, مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | आदमी घुटनों के बल: गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, आदमी घुटने टेककर, आदमी घुटनों के बल, गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা পুরুষ: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | পুরুষ, হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা, হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা পুরুষ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berlutut: warna kulit cerah | berlutut, pria, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông quỳ: màu da sáng | màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông quỳ, quỳ |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายกำลังคุกเข่า: โทนผิวสีขาว | คน, คุกเข่า, โทนผิวสีขาว, นั่ง, ผู้ชาย |
| 日本語 (ja) | 正座する男性: 薄い肌色 | ひざまずく, 座る, 正座する男性, 男性, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 무릎을 꿇은 남자: 하얀 피부 | 남자, 무릎을 꿇은, 무릎을 꿇은 남자, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 跪下的男人: 较浅肤色 | 下跪, 男, 跪下的男人, 跪坐, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 跪著的男子：白皮膚 | 男, 白皮膚, 跪, 跪著的男子 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): man wat kniel: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima abu nkotodwe: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): burrë në gjunjë: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ተንበርክኮ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): ծնկաչոք տղամարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): আঁঠু কাঢ়ি থকা মানুহ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dizi üstündə kişi: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): тубыҡланған ир: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): belauniko dagoen gizona: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына стаіць на каленях: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac kleči: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): коленичил мъж: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဒူးထောက်နေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): homme à genoux : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 跪嘅男人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 跪嘅男人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home agenollat: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏕᏥᎾᏆᎾ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 跪係度嘅男人：白皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): арҫын чӗркуҫҫи ҫинче: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac kleči: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): klečící muž: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): knælende mand: lys teint
- Estonian (et): põlvitav mees: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem de joelhos: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): maður á knæ: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking nakaluhod: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): polvistuva mies: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): home axeonllado: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): დაჩოქილი კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ઘૂંટણિયે બેસેલો માણસ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): knees par baitha aadmi: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): térdelő férfi: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): krjúpandi maður: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke gbu ikpere n’ala: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): fear ar a ghlúine: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang timpuh: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): argaz ɣef tgecrar: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮಂಡಿಯೂರಿರುವುದು: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тізерлеп отырған еркек: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تىزەرلەپ وتىرعان ەركەك: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): មនុស្សប្រុសលុតជង្គង់: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): दिमी घालून बशिल्लो दादलो: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): тизелеген киши: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້​ຊາຍ​ຄຸ​ເຂົ່າ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis uz ceļiem: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): òmmo in zenoggion: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): klūpantis vyras: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kólenkujucy muski: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): маж кој клечи: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): lelaki bersimpuh: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): മുട്ടുകുത്തുന്ന പുരുഷൻ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): गुडघे टेकलेला माणूस: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сөхөрч буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): पुरुष घुँडा टेकिरहेको: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé Níl Daun: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): mann som kneler: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ଆଣ୍ଠେଇଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira jilbeeffate: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی چوکېږي: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਗੋਡਿਆਂ ਭਾਰ ਬੈਠਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): qunqurisqa tata: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat în genunchi: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um en schanuglias: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine air a ghlùinean: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): човек клечи: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): човек клечи: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): čovek kleči: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): čovek kleči: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးၶုပ်ႉၶဝ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): گوڏا کوڙيل ماڻهو: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): මිනිසා දණ ගසයි: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): kľačiaci muž: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): klečeč moški: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin jilba dhiganaya: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume aliyepiga magoti: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): மண்டியிட்டுள்ள ஆண்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): మోకాళ్లపై కూర్చున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ተንበርኪኹ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata tūʻulutui: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): dyza çöken erkek: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): klečacy muž: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): گھٹنوں کے بل بیٹھا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): tiz choʻkkan erkak: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn penlinio: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tó kúnlẹ̀: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tó kúnlɛ̀: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): indoda eguqlile: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9CE U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧎🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9CE\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9CE}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9CE\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 8E F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDCE D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%8E%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧎🏻‍♂️ mean?

Features a man kneeling on the ground. Reach for it to talk about prayer, marriage proposals, begging or pleading, or to show humility, respect or an exaggerated apology. 🧎🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧎🏻‍♂️ and 🧎‍♂️?

🧎🏻‍♂️ is the 🧎‍♂️ man kneeling emoji with light skin tone. It's 🧎‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9CE U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧎🏻‍♂️?

Find 🧎‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man kneeling”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🧎🏻‍♂️?

U+1F9CE U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧎🏻‍♂️

### When was 🧎🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-kneeling-light-skin-tone-emoji