Men holding hands: medium-light skin tone, medium skin tone Emoji
People
Two men standing side-by-side and holding hands, rendered here with a medium-light skin tone on the left and a medium skin tone on the right. This icon uses a sequence of characters to display two distinct figures linked by a handshake connector.
Usage Context
Used to represent a romantic relationship, a strong friendship, or a sense of brotherhood between two men. It is a popular way to share support for LGBTQ+ relationships or to highlight a partnership between two people of different backgrounds. It is frequently sent alongside heart emojis like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a bond.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 12.0 update in 2019. It was part of a broader industry initiative to provide more diverse representations of couples and families, moving beyond the limited 'man and woman' pairings that dominated early messaging systems.
Details
Glyph
👨🏼🤝👨🏽
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fc_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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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
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
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