Men holding hands: medium skin tone, medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
Two men standing side by side, holding hands, with a medium skin tone for the first figure and a medium-dark skin tone for the second. The characters are joined by a translucent graphic link to show they are tethered together.
Usage Context
Used to represent brotherhood, romantic partnerships, or close friendships between men. It is a popular way to signal support for LGBTQ+ relationships, describe a pair of best friends, or simply indicate two people who are inseparable. People often use this alongside emojis like ❤️ or 🤝 to emphasize a close bond.
History
This emoji was introduced in 2019 as part of Unicode 12.0. It was created following a massive expansion in emoji diversity, which sought to represent the full spectrum of human relationships and skin tones beyond the standard yellow figures that dominated early messaging platforms.
Details
Glyph
👨🏽🤝👨🏾
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fd_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fe:
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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