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Family

👪 is the family emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “child”.

Where person-symbol emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Signage, accessibility, and wayfinding contexts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
FAMILY
CLDR short name
family
Codepoint
U+1F46A
Hex
1F46A
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
People & Body
Unicode subgroup
person-symbol
DBEmoji collection
Family & Love
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Family & Love is a DBEmoji collection drawn from Unicode’s People & Body group (the family subgroup plus couple and kiss sequences). 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.

:family:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

child · family

Tags

familychildhome

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.

Questions people ask

What does the 👪 family emoji mean?
👪 is the family emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “child”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 👪?
U+1F46A, named FAMILY in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 👪 family emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. 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 “family”. 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 :family: 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.