Busts in Silhouette

👥 is the busts in silhouette emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bff”, “bust”, “everyone”, and “friend”.

Where person-symbol emoji usually appear

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Signage, accessibility, and wayfinding contexts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BUSTS IN SILHOUETTE
CLDR short name: busts in silhouette
Codepoint: U+1F465
Hex: 1F465
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-symbol
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:busts_in_silhouette:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bff · bust · busts · everyone · friend · friends · people · silhouette

How it looks

Busts in Silhouette — Fluent 3D — Fluent 3D

Busts in Silhouette — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Busts in Silhouette — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 👥 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 👥. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 👥 busts in silhouette emoji mean?: 👥 is the busts in silhouette emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bff”, “bust”, “everyone”, and “friend”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 👥?: U+1F465, named BUSTS IN SILHOUETTE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 👥 busts in silhouette emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 👥 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “busts in silhouette”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 👥 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 👥?: On GitHub, type :busts_in_silhouette: and it turns into 👥 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.