What does 🫂 People Hugging mean?
Two figures wrapped in a warm embrace, usually drawn as simple shapes without faces or gender. Added in 2020, it is used to offer comfort, support, and sympathy, especially when someone is grieving or having a hard day. It also works for happy reunions, thank-yous, hellos, and goodbyes. Many people send it when they cannot be there in person but want to give a hug.
🫂 People Hugging is an emoji from the People & Body category (people symbols), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about comfort, embrace, farewell, friendship, goodbye and hello.
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🫂 People Hugging on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how People Hugging looks on each platform.
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People Hugging emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the People Hugging 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 :people_hugging:.
When was the People Hugging emoji added?
🫂 People Hugging was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 People Hugging. The underlying code (U+1FAC2) 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.