Woman and man holding hands: medium skin tone, medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A composite emoji displaying a woman with medium skin tone and a man with medium-light skin tone facing each other while clasping hands. The image depicts a classic, side-by-side pose representing a bond between two people.
Usage Context
Used to signal romantic relationships, friendships, or platonic support between two individuals of different skin tones. It is a popular choice for confirming status as a couple, celebrating a night out, or showcasing a close connection with a friend, often alongside other relationship-focused icons like ❤️ or 👯.
History
This emoji was made possible by the introduction of Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ) sequences in Unicode 9.0 in 2016. This technical workaround allowed platform developers to combine individual person emojis with a handshake or holding hands character to create diverse, custom pairings that were not previously possible as single characters.
Details
Glyph
👩🏽🤝👨🏼
Unicode
U+1F469 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F91D U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f469_1f3fd_200d_1f91d_200d_1f468_1f3fc:
HTML Entity
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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
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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