Two people, side‑by‑side, hands linked and energy synced—this emoji is the digital equivalent of “we roll together.” It reads as friendship, romance, family bond, or ride‑or‑die duo, depending on the chat vibe and the captions around it. In texts and timelines, folks use it for besties who show up in matching fits, couples doing a soft launch, siblings moving as a unit, or teammates announcing a tag‑team takeover. Add a sparkle or heart, and it’s wholesome; pair it with a skull or chaos emoji, and suddenly it’s “partners in crime, but make it adorable.”
On Apple devices, you’ll spot two gender‑neutral figures with deep brown skin tones, neutral dot‑eyes, and simple front‑facing poses, holding hands in the center. Their outfits pop in bright, saturated colors—think bold tops and jeans‑ish bottoms—with clean, flat shading that screams iOS polish. The stance is upright and calm, like a red‑carpet photo op without the paparazzi flash. It’s visually unmistakable: symmetrical silhouettes, linked hands, and that tidy Apple styling.
Culturally, it’s become shorthand for unity and inclusion—an easy way to show solidarity, announce “we arrived,” or claim your plus‑one energy. It also thrives in meme land: “me and who?” jokes, accountability buddy check‑ins, or ironic captions like “linked by trauma and iced coffee.” Some platforms let you mix skin tones for the pair, but this specific variant keeps both figures in a dark skin tone, making it a go‑to for intentional representation and proud, visible togetherness.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3336 of 2393 |
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| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| 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 |
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| Emoji Code Version | iOS 18 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏿 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 7 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏿 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🧑 🏿 ‍ 🤝 ‍ 🧑 🏿 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🧑 🏿 ‍ 🤝 ‍ 🧑 🏿 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f9d1, 1f3ff, 200d, 1f91d, 200d, 1f9d1, 1f3ff |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F9D1, U+1F3FF, U+200D, U+1F91D, U+200D, U+1F9D1, U+1F3FF |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129489, 127999, 8205, 129309, 8205, 129489, 127999 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA7 0x91, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBF, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0x9D, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xF0 0x9F 0xA7 0x91, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBF |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A7 91, F0 9F 8F BF, E2 80 8D, F0 9F A4 9D, E2 80 8D, F0 9F A7 91, F0 9F 8F BF |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 247 221, 360 237 217 277, 342 200 215, 360 237 244 235, 342 200 215, 360 237 247 221, 360 237 217 277 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDDD1, 0xD83C 0xDFFF, 0x200D, 0xD83E 0xDD1D, 0x200D, 0xD83E 0xDDD1, 0xD83C 0xDFFF |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83eddd1, d83cdfff, 200d, d83edd1d, 200d, d83eddd1, d83cdfff |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56785, 55356 57343, 8205, 55358 56605, 8205, 55358 56785, 55356 57343 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F9D1 0x0001F3FF 0x0000200D 0x0001F91D 0x0000200D 0x0001F9D1 0x0001F3FF |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F9D1, 01F3FF, 200D, 01F91D, 200D, 01F9D1, 01F3FF |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129489, 127999, 8205, 129309, 8205, 129489, 127999 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FF\u200D\U0001F91D\u200D\U0001F9D1\U0001F3FF" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa7\x91\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbf\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9d\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\xa7\x91\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbf" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFF\u200D\uD83E\uDD1D\u200D\uD83E\uDDD1\uD83C\uDFFF" |
