People holding hands: light skin tone, dark skin tone Emoji

People

Two people standing side-by-side with their hands joined. This version specifically features one figure with a light skin tone and one with a dark skin tone, showcasing human connection across diverse backgrounds.

Usage Context

Used to represent friendships, romantic partners, or any form of support and unity between two people. People often send this when announcing a new relationship, shouting out a best friend, or showing solidarity. It frequently appears alongside emojis like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a bond.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard as part of the push for more inclusive representation. It evolved from simpler, generic face icons into a complex multi-part sequence that allows users to pick individual skin tones for each figure, reflecting the growing demand for digital characters that mirror real-world diversity.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_1f91d_200d_1f9d1_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;‍&#xD83E;&#xDD1D;‍&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory family

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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