Kiss: dark skin tone Emoji

People

Two individuals with dark skin tones leaning in to share a romantic kiss. They are positioned face-to-face, often depicted with a small pink heart floating between them to signify affection.

Usage Context

Used to express love, infatuation, or a romantic gesture in text messages. It is frequently sent to a partner, a crush, or as a sign-off in messages between close friends. People often combine it with the ❤️ or 💋 emojis to emphasize the depth of the sentiment.

History

While the base kiss emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the ability to modify skin tones arrived later in 2015 with Unicode 8.0. This update was a major push toward inclusivity, allowing users to better represent their own identities and relationships across digital platforms.

Details

Glyph

💏🏿

Unicode

U+1F48F U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f48f_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC8F;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory family

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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