Kiss: person, person, dark skin tone, medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A composite emoji displaying two people leaning in to share a kiss. This version features one individual with a dark skin tone and another with a medium-light skin tone, connected by a small red heart hovering between their faces.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for expressing romantic affection, celebrating an anniversary, or sending a virtual peck to a partner. It is frequently used in texts between couples or when discussing dating and relationships. It works well alongside related romantic icons like ❤ or 🥰 to emphasize a message of love.
History
While the basic kiss emoji has been part of the Unicode standard for years, the ability to combine specific skin tones using Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequences was introduced in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. This update was a major push toward inclusivity, allowing users to accurately reflect diverse real-world relationships.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏿❤💋🧑🏼
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2764 U+200D U+1F48B U+200D U+1F9D1 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_2764_200d_1f48b_200d_1f9d1_1f3fc:
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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