What does 👪 Family mean?
A family group of adults and a child standing together. Designs differ by platform: some show a mother, father, and child, while newer ones use gender-neutral figures. It is used for family news, family time, parenting chats, holidays, and reunions, or as a general symbol of home and loved ones. More specific family combinations are available.
👪 Family is an emoji from the People & Body category (people symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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👪 Family on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Family looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Family emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 👪 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :family:.
When was the Family emoji added?
👪 Family was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 👪 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Family. The underlying code (U+1F46A) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.