Family: man, boy Emoji
People
A composite emoji displaying a man standing next to a young boy. The figures are typically shown from the waist up, representing a father and his son.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to highlight fatherhood, parenting, or a bond between a male parent and his child. It is frequently sent during Father's Day, family gatherings, or when sharing photos of a child. It serves as a specific alternative to the broader 👨👩👧👦 family group emoji.
History
While the individual man and boy emojis have existed for years, this specific combination was introduced as part of the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence update in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. These sequences were created to allow users to represent diverse family structures that were previously missing from the standard character set.
Details
Glyph
👨👦
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F466
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f466:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory family
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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