Couple with heart: man, man: light skin tone, medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A pair of men shown side-by-side with a floating red heart between them, rendered here with a light skin tone for the first man and a medium-light skin tone for the second. This emoji depicts a same-sex romantic relationship.

Usage Context

Used to celebrate anniversaries, express affection for a partner, or show support for LGBTQ+ relationships. It is frequently sent in response to wedding photos or dating updates. It is often used alongside related emojis like 👨‍❤️‍👨 or the more general ❤️ to emphasize commitment.

History

While the basic couple icon has been part of early digital communication, this specific ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence was introduced in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. It was part of a major industry push to provide more inclusive, diverse representation for users expressing their personal relationships on mobile messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

👨🏻‍❤‍👨🏼

Unicode

U+1F468 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2764 U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_1f3fb_200d_2764_200d_1f468_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍❤‍&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory family

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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