Family: man, man, boy Emoji

People

A composite emoji displaying two men standing alongside a young boy. It serves as a visual shorthand for a family unit consisting of two fathers and their son.

Usage Context

Used to discuss family dynamics, represent same-sex parenting, or simply highlight fatherhood. It is frequently seen in discussions regarding LGBTQ+ rights and inclusivity, often appearing alongside 👨‍👩‍👧 or 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 to represent diverse household structures.

History

This emoji was introduced as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014. It was implemented to reflect a broader and more accurate representation of modern families, moving beyond the traditional nuclear family icons that had dominated early mobile messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

👨‍👨‍👦

Unicode

U+1F468 U+200D U+1F468 U+200D U+1F466

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f468_200d_1f466:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;‍&#xD83D;&#xDC68;‍&#xD83D;&#xDC66;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory family

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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