{"id":6821,"date":"2026-05-25T06:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/emoji-directory\/people-holding-hands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:40:34","slug":"people-holding-hands","status":"publish","type":"emoji","link":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/%e7%b5%b5%e6%96%87%e5%ad%97%e3%83%87%e3%82%a3%e3%83%ac%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%aa\/people-holding-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 people holding hands Emoji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two figures linked at the hand, gender-neutral and warm &#8211; the people holding hands emoji \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 arrived in Unicode 12.0 (2019). It was a major addition because it filled a gap: prior couple emojis specified gender combinations, but this one represents any two people together regardless of identity.<\/p>\n<p>Couples use this emoji broadly when they want a neutral representation. Captions like &quot;date night \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1&quot; or &quot;6 months together \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1\u2764\ufe0f&quot; work without specifying gender. It&#039;s especially popular in nonbinary and queer relationships where existing gendered emojis didn&#039;t quite fit. The emoji also works for friendship &#8211; close friends, best friend duos, and platonic life partners all use it in posts about their bond.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond romantic and friendship contexts, the people holding hands emoji shows up in solidarity content. Posts about supporting causes, marching together, or community moments often pair it with hearts or activism emojis. It&#039;s also used by parents holding kids&#039; hands, though most prefer \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc67 or similar family emojis for that specifically.<\/p>\n<p>Unicode 12.0 was a big year for inclusive emojis, and \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 was part of a broader push to add gender-neutral and skin-tone-customizable options. It supports skin tone modifiers for both figures independently, which has been a meaningful update for mixed-race couples and friendships. Pair it with \u2764\ufe0f for romance, \u2728 for the warm vibes, or \ud83c\udf08 for queer content. Use \ud83d\udc6b for woman-and-man, \ud83d\udc6c for men, \ud83d\udc6d for women specifically. For everything else &#8211; this emoji handles the moment cleanly. It&#039;s small, warm, and inclusive in exactly the way modern relationships often need.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out the meaning of the \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 people holding hands emoji, its inclusive design, and use in relationship and friendship content.<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"emoji_category":[1204],"class_list":["post-6821","emoji","type-emoji","status-publish","hentry","emoji_category-people-body"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji\/6821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/emoji"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"emoji_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojiedit.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/emoji_category?post=6821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}