Two dudes, two tones, one joined hand. On Apple/iOS, you’ll see a pair of front-facing men with neutral-friendly smiles, short hair, bright tees (think blue and green), jeans, and that unmistakable hand-link in the middle—left guy a bit tan (medium-light), right guy paler (light). The vibe is clean, emoji-cartoony, and instantly readable in a timeline scroll. No props, no drama—just wholesome symmetry and a very clear message.
This emoji usually signals a male couple, romantic partners, or a “we’re together, thanks for asking” energy. It pops up in Pride posts, anniversary captions, wedding invites in the group chat, and any time someone wants a sweet, low-key show of LGBTQ+ love or allyship. With the mixed skin tones, it’s also a go-to for representing interracial or interethnic relationships—tiny but mighty visibility. Paired with hearts or a rainbow, it basically soft-launches a relationship without writing a Notes app essay.
Internet side quests: it’s used jokingly for bromance (the “we’re totally just friends… lol” meme), to tease two besties who spend suspiciously much time together, or to declare unity—like “me and my homie vs. the problem set.” It can read tender, flirty, or hilariously deadpan depending on context; drop it after a spicy take and it becomes peak irony. Whether sincere or meme-coded, those linked hands say, “We got each other,” which is timeless, wholesome, and extremely retweetable.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3399 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| 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 |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | |
| Keywords |
| 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) | 1f468, 1f3fc, 200d, 1f91d, 200d, 1f468, 1f3fb |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F468, U+1F3FC, U+200D, U+1F91D, U+200D, U+1F468, U+1F3FB |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128104, 127996, 8205, 129309, 8205, 128104, 127995 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xA8, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBC, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xF0 0x9F 0xA4 0x9D, 0xE2 0x80 0x8D, 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xA8, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBB |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 91 A8, F0 9F 8F BC, E2 80 8D, F0 9F A4 9D, E2 80 8D, F0 9F 91 A8, F0 9F 8F BB |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 221 250, 360 237 217 274, 342 200 215, 360 237 244 235, 342 200 215, 360 237 221 250, 360 237 217 273 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC68, 0xD83C 0xDFFC, 0x200D, 0xD83E 0xDD1D, 0x200D, 0xD83D 0xDC68, 0xD83C 0xDFFB |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc68, d83cdffc, 200d, d83edd1d, 200d, d83ddc68, d83cdffb |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56424, 55356 57340, 8205, 55358 56605, 8205, 55357 56424, 55356 57339 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F468 0x0001F3FC 0x0000200D 0x0001F91D 0x0000200D 0x0001F468 0x0001F3FB |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F468, 01F3FC, 200D, 01F91D, 200D, 01F468, 01F3FB |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128104, 127996, 8205, 129309, 8205, 128104, 127995 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F468\U0001F3FC\u200D\U0001F91D\u200D\U0001F468\U0001F3FB" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x91\xa8\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbc\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\xa4\x9d\xe2\x80\x8d\xf0\x9f\x91\xa8\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbb" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC68\uD83C\uDFFC\u200D\uD83E\uDD1D\u200D\uD83D\uDC68\uD83C\uDFFB" |
