Woman and man holding hands: dark skin tone, light skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned woman and a light-skinned man holding hands, displayed as a single unit. The figures are connected by a small handshake icon, showing two people linked together.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to represent romantic relationships, platonic friendships, or social connections between individuals of different skin tones. It is frequently sent to show solidarity, partnership, or to identify a couple or duo in a conversation. It acts as a more inclusive alternative to the standard 👫 or 💑 emojis.
History
These joined figures were added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the Emoji 11.0 update. This release focused on increasing the representation of mixed-race couples and diverse pairings by allowing users to combine different skin-tone modifiers with the gendered figures.
Details
Glyph
👩🏿🤝👨🏻
Unicode
U+1F469 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f469_1f3ff_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fb:
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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