Woman and man holding hands: medium-light skin tone, light skin tone Emoji

People

A composite image featuring two figures standing side-by-side, grasping each other's hands. The woman on the left has medium-light skin, while the man on the right has light skin.

Usage Context

This emoji is a staple for signaling a romantic relationship, friendship, or partnership. People use it to announce a new dating status, showcase a best friend, or simply represent the idea of togetherness. It is frequently sent alongside ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a bond between two people.

History

While the basic couple holding hands emoji arrived in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the ability to modify the skin tones of individual people within the sequence was introduced in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. This update was a major technical shift, allowing users to accurately reflect diverse real-world pairings for the first time.

Details

Glyph

👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻

Unicode

U+1F469 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f469_1f3fc_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

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