# 🧎🏼 Person kneeling emoji: medium-light skin tone

🧎🏼 is the person kneeling emoji (🧎) with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧎 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧎🏼
- Unicode name: person kneeling: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9CE U+1F3FC
- Category: People & body, People doing things
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧎 Person kneeling](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A person down on one or both knees, seen from the side. It often accompanies kneeling in prayer, proposing, begging or pleading, and showing humble respect, apology or dramatic groveling.

## Other skin tones

- 🧎 [Person kneeling](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-emoji.md)
- 🧎🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FB
- 🧎🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FD
- 🧎🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FE
- 🧎🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CE U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🧎🏼 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧎 [Person kneeling](https://emojichart.com/person-kneeling-emoji.md) (U+1F9CE)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)

## How to type 🧎🏼

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | persona de rodillas: tono de piel claro medio | arrodillada, arrodillado, arrodillarse, de rodillas, persona de rodillas, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | personne à genoux : peau moyennement claire | à genoux, peau moyennement claire, personne à genoux, prière, religion |
| Deutsch (de) | kniende Person: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Fersensitz, knien, kniend, kniende Person, Meditation, meditieren, Mensch, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Person, Seiza, Zazen |
| Italiano (it) | persona inginocchiata: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, in ginocchio, inginocchiarsi, meditare, meditazione, persona, persona inginocchiata |
| Português (pt) | pessoa ajoelhando: pele morena clara | ajoelhado, ajoelhar, joelhos, pedir, pele morena clara, pessoa, por favor |
| Nederlands (nl) | knielende persoon: lichtgetinte huidskleur | knieën, knielen, knielend, lichtgetinte huidskleur, persoon |
| Svenska (sv) | knäsittande person: mellanljus hy | knäsittande, knästående person, mellanljus hy, på knäna |
| Polski (pl) | klęcząca osoba: karnacja średnio jasna | karnacja średnio jasna, klęcząca osoba, klęczeć, klęczki, kolana, na kolanach |
| Türkçe (tr) | diz çöken kişi: orta açık cilt tonu | diz çöken, diz çöken kişi, diz çökme, dizler, orta açık cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | человек на коленях: светлый тон кожи | йога, колени, на коленях, светлый тон кожи, сидеть, человек, человек на коленях |
| Українська (uk) | людина навколішках: помірно світлий тон шкіри | коліна, людина навколішках, на колінах, навколішках, опускатися навколішки, помірно світлий тон шкіри |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άτομο που γονατίζει: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | άτομο που γονατίζει, γονατίζω, γονατιστός, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, στα γόνατα |
| العربية (ar) | شخص جالس على ركبتيه: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, تشهد, ركبة, ركبتان, ركبتين, ركوع, شخص, شخص جالس على ركبتيه, صلاة, طفل, على ركبتين, يصلي |
| עברית (he) | אדם כורע ברך: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | אדם כורע ברך, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, כריעה, כריעת ברך, לכרוע ברך |
| فارسی (fa) | آدم زانوزده: پوست روشن | آدم زانوزده, پوست روشن, دو زانو, دو زانو نشستن, دوزانو, روی زانو, زانو زدن, زانوزده, زانوها |
| हिन्दी (hi) | घुटनों के बल बैठा व्यक्ति: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | घुटने टेक, घुटने टेककर, घुटनों के बल, घुटनों के बल बैठा व्यक्ति, ध्यान, नमाज़, प्रार्थना, साधना, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | হাঁটু গেড়ে বসে থাকা মহিলা: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মানুষ, হাঁটু গেড়ে, হাঁটু গেড়ে বসা, হাঁটু গেড়ে বসে থাকা মহিলা, হাঁটুতে ভর দিয়ে বসা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | orang berlutut: warna kulit cerah-sedang | berlutut, bersimpuh, bertelut, dengkul, lutut, orang berlutut, simpuh, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người quỳ: màu da sáng trung bình | đang quỳ, màu da sáng trung bình, người quỳ, quỳ, quỳ gối |
| ไทย (th) | คนกำลังคุกเข่า: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | คน, คุกเข่า, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, นั่ง |
| 日本語 (ja) | 正座する人: やや薄い肌色 | ひざまずく, やや薄い肌色, 人, 座る, 正座する人 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 무릎을 꿇은 사람: 연한 갈색 피부 | 무릎을 꿇은, 무릎을 꿇은 사람, 연한 갈색 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 下跪者: 中等-浅肤色 | 下跪, 下跪者, 中等-浅肤色, 跪下, 跪坐 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 跪著的人：黃皮膚 | 人, 跪, 跪下, 跪著的人, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): persoon wat kniel: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Obi abu nkotodwe: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): person në gjunjë: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ሰው ተንበርክኮ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): ծնկաչոք անձ․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): আঠুকাঢ়ি থকা ব্যক্তি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dizi üstündə adam: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): тубыҡланған кеше: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): belauniko dagoen pertsona: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): чалавек на каленях: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): osoba kleči: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): коленичил човек: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ဒူးထောက်ထားသူ − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): personne à genoux : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 跪嘅人: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 跪嘅人: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): persona agenollada: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᏕᏥᎾᏆᎾ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 跪係度嘅人：黃皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): чӗркуҫленсе ларнӑ ҫын: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): osoba kleči: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): klečící osoba: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): knælende person: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): põlvitav inimene: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): pessoa de joelhos: tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): persónur á knæ: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): taong nakaluhod: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): polvistuva ihminen: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): persoa axeonllada: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): დაჩოქილი ადამიანი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ઘૂંટણ વાળીને બેસેલી વ્યક્તિ: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum a durƙushe: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): knees par baitha vyakti: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): térdelő ember: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): krjúpandi manneskja: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): onye gbu ikpere n’ala: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): duine ar a ghlúine: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): wong timpuh: kulit putih langsep
- Kabyle (kab): amdan ɣef tgecrar: tagwlimt taceɛlalt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಮಂಡಿಯೂರಿ ಕುಳಿತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): тізерлеп отырған адам: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تىزەرلەپ وتىرعان ادام: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): មនុស្សលុតជង្គង់: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Konkani (kok): व्यक्ती दिमयेर बसला: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): тизелеген адам: буудай жүздүү
- Lao (lo): ​ຄົນ​ຄຸ​ເຂົ່າ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): persona uz ceļiem: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): persoña in zenoggion: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): klūpantis žmogus: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kólenkujuca wósoba: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): лице кое клечи: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): orang bersimpuh: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): മുട്ടുകുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തി: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): गुडघे टेकलेली व्यक्ती: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сөхөрч суусан хүн: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Nepali (ne): मानिस घुँडा टेकिरहेको: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Pẹ́sin Wé Níl Daun: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): person som kneler: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ଆଣ୍ଠେଇଥିବା ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): nama jilbeeffate: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): شخص چوکېږي: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਗੋਡਿਆਂ ਭਾਰ ਬੈਠਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): qunqurisqa runa: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): persoană în genunchi: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): persuna en schanuglias: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): neach air a ghlùinean: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): особа клечи: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): особа клечи: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): osoba kleči: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): osoba kleči: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းၶုပ်ႉၶဝ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): گوڏن ڀر ويٺل ماڻهو: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දණ ගසන පුද්ගලයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): kľačiaci človek: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): klečeča oseba: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): qof jilbaha dhiganaya: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mtu aliyepiga magoti: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tamil (ta): மண்டியிடுதல்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): మోకాళ్లపై కూర్చున్న వ్యక్తి: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ ተንበርኪኹ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tokotaha tūʻulutui: kili kelokelo
- Turkmen (tk): dyza çöken adam: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): klečaca wosoba: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): گھٹنوں کے بل بیٹھا شخص: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): tiz choʻkkan odam: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): person yn penlinio: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Yoruba (yo): ènìyàn kíkúnlẹ̀: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ènìyàn kíkúnlɛ̀: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): umuntu oguqile: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9CE U+1F3FC` |
| HTML | `🧎🏼` |
| CSS | `\1F9CE\1F3FC` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9CE}\u{1F3FC}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9CE\U0001F3FC` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 8E F0 9F 8F BC` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDCE D83C DFFC` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%8E%F0%9F%8F%BC` |

## Questions

### What does 🧎🏼 mean?

A person down on one or both knees, seen from the side. It often accompanies kneeling in prayer, proposing, begging or pleading, and showing humble respect, apology or dramatic groveling. 🧎🏼 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧎🏼 and 🧎?

🧎🏼 is the 🧎 person kneeling emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧎 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F9CE U+1F3FC.

### How do I type 🧎🏼?

Find 🧎 in your emoji keyboard by searching “person kneeling”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F3FC. In HTML you can write 🧎🏼

### When was 🧎🏼 added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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