Woman kneeling facing right emoji meaning

The "woman kneeling facing right" emoji shows a woman in a kneeling position, turned slightly to her right. She is typically depicted with her legs folded underneath her and her hands resting on her lap or by her side, depending on the platform you are viewing. The pose suggests a calm, respectful, or meditative action, but it can also be interpreted as a stance of waiting, concentration, or submission depending on the context in which it is used. This emoji is part of the kneeling emojis, which also include a figure designed to appear gender-neutral or male. The woman kneeling emoji was approved as part of Unicode 12.0 in 2019 and added to the Emoji 12.0 update the same year. Its appearance, like clothing or hair color, may vary slightly depending on the platform, such as iOS, Android, or social media websites. The kneeling emojis were created to help users represent more diverse body postures in digital communication. People often use this emoji in conversations to express humility, focus, relaxation, gratitude, or even deference, though its use is open to creative interpretation in various contexts.

The woman kneeling facing right emoji was approved and added in Emoji 15.1, see related proposal L2/23030