Kiss: man, man: dark skin tone, dark skin tone Emoji
People
A digital representation of two men with dark skin tones sharing a romantic kiss, typically connected by a small floating red heart. This sequence combines multiple distinct emoji parts to create a unified image of affection.
Usage Context
Widely used to celebrate relationships, dating, or anniversaries. It is a go-to for expressing romantic feelings in text messages or social media posts, often acting as a direct shorthand for 'I love you' or 'mwah.' It serves as an alternative to the more gender-neutral 👩❤💋👨 or the feminine 👩❤💋👩.
History
This sequence was made possible through ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) technology, which allows multiple existing emoji characters to be linked together to create complex combinations. It reflects the push for greater inclusivity in digital communication, arriving as part of the expansion of diverse family and couple emojis in recent Unicode updates.
Details
Glyph
👨🏿❤💋👨🏿
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2764 U+200D U+1F48B U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3ff_200d_2764_200d_1f48b_200d_1f468_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory family
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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