Men holding hands: medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two men standing side by side, holding hands, with a medium skin tone for the first figure and a medium-dark skin tone for the second. The characters are joined by a translucent graphic link to show they are tethered together.
Usage Context
Used to represent brotherhood, romantic partnerships, or close friendships between men. It is a popular way to signal support for LGBTQ+ relationships, describe a pair of best friends, or simply indicate two people who are inseparable. People often use this alongside emojis like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a close bond.
History
This emoji was introduced in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0. It was created following a massive expansion in emoji diversity, which sought to represent the full spectrum of human relationships and skin tones beyond the standard yellow figures that dominated early messaging platforms.
Details
Glyph
👨🏽🤝👨🏾
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fd_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fe:
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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