Two guys, one medium-light and one medium skin tone, holding hands like it’s no big deal—and also the whole point. This emoji often stands in for boyfriends, husbands, or a soft-but-clear “we’re together” vibe, and it doubles as a wholesome show of solidarity, safety, or “bros supporting bros.” The mixed skin tones read as inclusive and real-world, making it a sweet nod to interracial couples and friendships.
On Apple/iOS, you’ll spot two male-presenting figures, front-facing with short hair, calm neutral smiles, and casual, brightly colored tees (think classic blue-and-green shirt duo) plus simple pants. Their hands connect at about hip height with that unmistakable clasp, minimal shading, and Apple’s tidy, rounded styling—no background, just clean, cheerful design you can recognize at a glance.
Online, it’s used for “date night secured,” Pride Month captions, and the classic soft-launch or hard-launch of a partner—sometimes dropped in a photo dump like a breadcrumb trail. It can be playful or sarcastic too: reply to a “bro?” text with this and watch the group chat combust. People use it for wedding announcements, travel buddy updates, and the legendary “we survived IKEA without arguing” flex. Basically, it’s PDA, but make it emoji—cute, inclusive, and extremely screenshot-able.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 3401 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, 1f3fd |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F468, U+1F3FC, U+200D, U+1F91D, U+200D, U+1F468, U+1F3FD |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128104, 127996, 8205, 129309, 8205, 128104, 127997 | 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 0xBD |
| 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 BD |
| 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, 360 237 217 275 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDC68, 0xD83C 0xDFFC, 0x200D, 0xD83E 0xDD1D, 0x200D, 0xD83D 0xDC68, 0xD83C 0xDFFD |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83ddc68, d83cdffc, 200d, d83edd1d, 200d, d83ddc68, d83cdffd |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56424, 55356 57340, 8205, 55358 56605, 8205, 55357 56424, 55356 57341 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F468 0x0001F3FC 0x0000200D 0x0001F91D 0x0000200D 0x0001F468 0x0001F3FD |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F468, 01F3FC, 200D, 01F91D, 200D, 01F468, 01F3FD |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128104, 127996, 8205, 129309, 8205, 128104, 127997 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F468\U0001F3FC\u200D\U0001F91D\u200D\U0001F468\U0001F3FD" |
| 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\xbd" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDC68\uD83C\uDFFC\u200D\uD83E\uDD1D\u200D\uD83D\uDC68\uD83C\uDFFD" |