Its official Unicode name is people holding hands, filed under family in the people & body group. Keyboards find it when you search for “bae”, “bestie”, “bff”, “couple”, “dating”, “flirt”. It supports five skin-tone variants.
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Questions
What does the people holding hands emoji mean?
🧑🤝🧑 is the people holding hands emoji, part of the “family” set in people & body. It is used for bae, bestie, bff, couple, and its exact tone depends on the conversation.
How do I copy and paste the people holding hands emoji?
Tap the Copy button on this page and paste 🧑🤝🧑 anywhere. On a keyboard, search your emoji panel for “bae”.
When was the people holding hands emoji added?
It arrived in Emoji 12. Support depends on your phone’s software version.
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