Men holding hands: medium-light skin tone, medium skin tone Emoji
People
Two men standing side-by-side and holding hands, rendered here with a medium-light skin tone on the left and a medium skin tone on the right. This icon uses a sequence of characters to display two distinct figures linked by a handshake connector.
Usage Context
Used to represent a romantic relationship, a strong friendship, or a sense of brotherhood between two men. It is a popular way to share support for LGBTQ+ relationships or to highlight a partnership between two people of different backgrounds. It is frequently sent alongside heart emojis like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a bond.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 12.0 update in 2019. It was part of a broader industry initiative to provide more diverse representations of couples and families, moving beyond the limited 'man and woman' pairings that dominated early messaging systems.
Details
Glyph
👨🏼🤝👨🏽
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fc_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fd:
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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