Kiss: man, man: medium skin tone, medium skin tone Emoji

People

A digital depiction of two men with medium skin tones sharing a romantic kiss, typically accented by a small red heart hovering between them. This icon clearly portrays an intimate moment between a same-sex couple.

Usage Context

Widely used in text messaging and social media to express affection, celebrate anniversaries, or confirm a dating relationship. It serves as a visual shorthand for romance and is often sent alongside expressions like ❤️ or 😘 to convey warmth or flirtatious energy.

History

This emoji was made possible by the introduction of Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequences in Unicode 8.0, which allowed developers to combine existing character codes to create diverse couple combinations. It represents a significant step in the evolution of inclusive digital communication that mirrors modern human relationships.

Details

Glyph

👨🏽‍❤‍💋‍👨🏽

Unicode

U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2764 U+200D U+1F48B U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_1f3fd_200d_2764_200d_1f48b_200d_1f468_1f3fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍❤‍&#xD83D;&#xDC8B;‍&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;

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

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.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository