Woman And Man Holding Hands emoji meaning

What does 👫 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “woman and man holding hands.” It can show the person, gesture, role, look, or action called woman and man holding hands.

Use 👫 for people, gestures, roles, identity, or physical actions. Unicode calls it “woman and man holding hands.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse people & body emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the family and gender emoji guide.

Example messages with 👫

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1F46B man and woman holding hands.

Version and platform support

The woman and man holding hands emoji was introduced in Emoji 0.6 and is classified in the family subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “woman and man holding hands.” Search terms indexed for this entry include and, hands, holding, man, woman. It belongs to People & Body and the family subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “woman and man holding hands.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.