Men holding hands: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

Two men standing side-by-side while holding hands, rendered here with a medium-light skin tone for both figures. The design features simple, thick-lined characters commonly seen in modern chat applications.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent romantic relationships, brotherhood, or close friendships. Users often send it to acknowledge a partner or a best friend, frequently pairing it with other relationship icons like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a bond between two people.

History

This emoji began as a yellow-toned icon before the Unicode Consortium introduced diverse skin tone modifiers in 2015. It reflects the evolution of digital communication toward more inclusive representations of real-world relationships and diverse gender identities.

Details

Glyph

👬🏼

Unicode

U+1F46C U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f46c_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC6C;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory family

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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