The Kiss: Man, Man, Medium-light Skin Tone, Medium Skin Tone emoji (👨🏼❤️💋👨🏽) shows two men sharing a romantic kiss, one with a medium-light skin tone and the other with a medium skin tone. It stands for love, affection, and same-sex romance between male partners, with each partner's skin tone shown separately.
What Does the Kiss: Man, Man, Medium-light Skin Tone, Medium Skin Tone Emoji Mean?
This emoji means two men are kissing, and it is used to express romantic love, affection, and intimacy between male partners.
The image shows two men in profile, leaning toward each other, with a small heart between or above them on most platforms. What sets this version apart from the default is that each man carries a different skin tone: the first is medium-light and the second is medium.
Because the skin tones are chosen individually, the emoji lets a couple show themselves as they actually look. For many people in interracial or multi-tone relationships, that detail is the entire point of the emoji. It turns a generic symbol into something personal.
It belongs to the People & Body category and sits within the group of couple emojis that Unicode standardized so that same-sex relationships are represented alongside opposite-sex ones.
What Are the Technical Details of This Emoji?
This emoji was approved in Unicode 13.1 and Emoji 13.1, and it is built as a sequence of several characters joined together rather than a single standalone character.
The full codepoint sequence is U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F48B U+200D U+1F468 U+1F3FD. Reading it piece by piece makes the logic clear:
- U+1F468 is the man emoji, followed by U+1F3FC, the medium-light skin tone modifier.
- U+200D is the zero width joiner, which glues the parts together.
- U+2764 U+FE0F is the red heart in emoji presentation, and U+1F48B is the kiss mark.
- The sequence ends with a second U+1F468 man and U+1F3FD, the medium skin tone modifier.
The official Unicode name is KISS: MAN, MAN, MEDIUM-LIGHT SKIN TONE, MEDIUM SKIN TONE, and the shortcode is :kiss_man_man_medium_light_skin_tone_medium_skin_tone:. The emoji's own skin tone support flag is listed as No, because the tones are already built into this specific variant rather than applied afterward.
How Do You Use This Emoji in Texting and on Social Media?
You use it to show romantic affection toward or about a male partner, usually in anniversary posts, couple photos, and loving messages.
It works best when the skin tones match the people it represents. A couple whose partners have these two tones can use this exact version as a small piece of shared identity, for instance in a bio, a caption, or a couple's group chat name.
Here are a few realistic examples:
- Three years with this guy and I'd do it all again 👨🏼❤️💋👨🏽
- Date night done right. Love you, babe 👨🏼❤️💋👨🏽
- Happy anniversary to my favorite person in the world 👨🏼❤️💋👨🏽
Pride Month posts, engagement announcements, and wedding congratulations are other common homes for it, since the emoji communicates both the romance and the identity of the couple at once.
How Is This Different From the Default Kiss: Man, Man Emoji?
The default Kiss: Man, Man emoji uses a neutral yellow skin tone, while this version specifies two exact tones.
The yellow default is a generic, tone-free choice that many people use when skin tone is not part of the message. This variant is chosen when you want the emoji to reflect real people, or when you want to acknowledge that the two partners look different from each other.
Picking this one is a deliberate choice. If you send the yellow default, nobody will read anything into it. If you send a version with specific tones, the recipient will likely notice that you picked it on purpose, which can make the gesture feel warmer and more personal.
How Does the Emoji Look on Different Platforms?
Each platform draws the two men in its own art style, but all of them show the same idea: two men kissing, with the chosen skin tones visible on each.
Support for this emoji arrived with Emoji 13.1, so older devices may not render it correctly. The supported versions are:
- Apple: iOS 14.5+ and macOS 11.3+
- Google: Android 12.0+
- Microsoft: Windows 11+
- Samsung: One UI 4.0+
- WhatsApp: version 2.21.16+
- Twitter: Twemoji 13.1+
If a device is too old to recognize the full sequence, it may show separate pieces instead: two men, a heart, and a kiss mark side by side, sometimes with colored squares for the skin tones. That is a fallback display, not an error in the emoji itself.
Which Emojis Pair Well With This One?
The best pairings reinforce love, celebration, or pride without cluttering the message.
- ❤️ and 💕: for a heartfelt, straightforward love note.
- 🏳️🌈: for Pride posts and LGBTQ+ celebrations.
- 💍: for engagement and wedding announcements.
- 🥂: for anniversaries and milestone dinners.
If you want to react to a couple's post instead of sending your own, the Thumbs Up emoji is a quick, friendly option, and the Eyes emoji works when you are playfully noticing a new relationship. To explore other tone-specific emojis in the same group, browse the full People & Body category.
When Should You Avoid This Emoji?
Avoid it in settings where romantic or intimate imagery would be out of place, such as formal work communication, school announcements, or messages to people you barely know.
The emoji itself is not offensive. It simply carries a romantic charge, so using it in a professional email or a neutral group thread can read as oversharing or as a mismatch in tone.
Also consider the audience. Sending it to someone as a joke or to tease a friend about their relationship can land badly if the person has not shared that part of their life publicly. When in doubt, let the people involved decide how visible they want to be, and follow their lead.
How Can You Find a Different Emoji for Your Message?
If this exact tone combination does not fit, you can turn a whole sentence into emojis and pick alternatives with the Emoji Translator tool, or see what is popular at the moment on the trending emojis page.
Skin tone combinations for couple emojis are numerous, so finding the right pair can take a moment. Check which tones you want for each partner before you copy, and double check the order, since the first man listed and the second man listed carry different tones in this variant.
How Do You Copy and Paste This Emoji?
You can copy it with one click on this page, then paste it anywhere you type.
Click the emoji (👨🏼❤️💋👨🏽) or the copy button, and it is saved to your clipboard immediately. Then paste it into your message, caption, bio, or document using your usual paste command. Because the emoji is a multi-part sequence, always copy the entire character instead of retyping pieces, so the skin tones and the heart and kiss stay joined together. If it appears as separate symbols after pasting, your device may need a software update to support Emoji 13.1.
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