The family: man, boy emoji is the internet’s shorthand for a classic dad-and-son duo—think school drop-offs, little league Saturdays, and “mini‑me” captions that melt timelines. People drop it in Father’s Day posts, parenting updates, or anytime they’re flexing wholesome protective energy and corny dad jokes. It can also signal “kid-friendly plans” in a group chat, or, with a wink, the fact that your weekend is fully booked with snacks, naps, and movie soundtracks on loop.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot a front-facing pair: an adult man in a blue shirt beside a younger boy (often in green), both with simple, friendly smiles and the default yellow skin tone. The figures are shown from the shoulders up, snug together with clean lines, soft gradients, and no background clutter—very sticker-ready and instantly recognizable in a feed. That tight, side-by-side pose screams “we’re a unit,” even at tiny sizes.
Online, it doubles as meme fuel: used for “boy dad” hashtags, mentor-and-protégé moments, or generational jokes (“me explaining Wi‑Fi to my nephew”). Some use it playfully for uncles, coaches, stepdads, or guardians, and others go full irony—“me and my inner child” when you’re treating yourself to cereal for dinner. It also pops up in scheduling texts—“Rain check, I’m on dad duty”—or as a soft brag about quality time that’s way cooler than happy hour.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1801 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 👨👦 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 3 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 👨👦 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 👨 ‍ 👦 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 👨 ‍ 👦 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f468, 200d, 1f466 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F468, U+200D, U+1F466 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128104, 8205, 128102 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xA8, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xA6 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 A8, E2 80 8D, F0 9F 91 A6 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 221 250, 342 200 215, 360 237 221 246 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC68, 0x200D, 0xD83D 0xDC66 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc68, 200d, d83ddc66 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56424, 8205, 55357 56422 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F468 0x0000200D 0x0001F466 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F468, 200D, 01F466 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128104, 8205, 128102 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F468\u200D\U0001F466" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x91\xa8\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\x91\xa6" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC68\u200D\uD83D\uDC66" |
