Emoji dictionary πͺ Family emoji [fam-lee ih-moh-jee] Published August 13, 2018 What doesΒ πͺ Family emoji mean? We’re all one big happy πͺ … The family emoji, πͺ, depicts a family unit. Given the great diversity in family makeup, variations of the family emoji represent everything from single-parent and same-sex-parent families to families of different ethnic backgrounds to families with multiple children. While the family emoji is often used literally, it’s also sometimes used as a metaphor to represent the idea of unity and togetherness. Related words π©ββ€οΈβπβπ© Kiss Woman Woman emoji, π© Woman emoji, π¨ Man emoji, rainbow baby, π³οΈβπ Rainbow Flag emoji, π¬ Two Men Holding Hands emoji Where does πͺ Family emoji come from? Emojipedia The family emoji, approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010, is meant to represent a family unit.Β The default family emoji depicts a father, mother, and son, all in the supposedly racially neutral color of bright yellow. However, in 2014, after thousands of social-media users and even celebrities like Miley Cyrus signed a petition calling for greater representation in emoji, Unicode added skin tone modifiers in 2015. Since then, also based on popular demand, Unicode has made available a great number of family sequences to represent more diversity in family types (e.g., a mother and daughter, two fathers and two sons, a father with a daughter and a son) all in various skin tones. Wasnβt sure if it was real but still greatπ¨βπ¨βπ§π©βπ©βπ§βπ§π©ββ€οΈβπβπ©π¨ββ€οΈβπβπ¨π¨βπ¨βπ§βπ¦π¨βπ§βπ¦π©βπ§βπ¦π©βπ§π¨βπ§πͺπ¨βπ©βπ§βπ§JB — John Barrowman MBE (@JohnBarrowman) August 20, 2018 While major vendors like Apple or Android haven’t implemented interracial emojis (though technically available), it was among the top 30 requested emoji of 2016 according to Emojipedia. Microsoft, however, noted the clamor. Its 2016 Windows 10 Anniversary Update came with a simple fix to make sure everyone felt represented: 52,000 different possible family emoji, though they have to be copy-and-pasted in as opposed to accessed directly in a native emoji set. It’s this sheer number that has so far deterred the likes of Apple, as they haven’t figured out how to fit them all on their emoji keyboard. Emojipedia Examples of πͺ Family emoji Ready For Everything To Just Fall In Place π©π©βπ©βπ§πβ€οΈ @Kelsoob22, August, 2018 Thank you Lord my family is complete πͺ he is everything Iβve ever wanted π @PsyKy4, August, 2018 ME AND MY DAUGHTER π¨βπ§ SO MUFUKIN TIGHTπ€πΎ YOU CANT TELL US APARTπ @_gglizzyy, August, 2018 SEE MORE EXAMPLES Who uses πͺ Family emoji? Most often, the default family emoji is used to represent family in general, whether nuclear or extended.Β Typical examples involve a family picture or the birth of a baby. How 75 looks on Rakgadi ππΎππΎππππππ #familyCelebration π Nna Vosho ya ntlhola shem π€£π€£π€£ #DilopyeByWeekend love my family πͺ πππ pic.twitter.com/HyOX5ioeYb — keolebile MmokeπΏπ¦ππππ (@Keolebile) August 13, 2018 Still canβt believe that your finally here with us, my little Nathan mommy and daddy love you! π πͺ pic.twitter.com/gj3ifLoQz4 — Lezlie πΎ (@TaizTello) August 11, 2018 Often times, the family emoji isn’t in reference to a biological family but rather a community such as a close group of friends or a baseball team. Be with people who feels like home. πHS fam πͺπ pic.twitter.com/9wT1hu200m — Kimmy (@KimmyNambatac) August 11, 2018 last day of cheering on these boysπ₯ it's been an amazing 6 years with the baseball familyπͺπ pic.twitter.com/xWXCCKyoeB — Payton Dietsch (@payton_dietsch) July 3, 2016 Sometimes, the family emoji transcends the literal idea of family and instead is used to simply represent the idea of unity and togetherness, from political ideology or to a common culture. @ABC, the Leftists are hypocrites and don't deserve to be respected! #GoTrump πΊπΈ #WeAreTogether π πΊπΈ πͺ πΊπ² A dark day for Trump. The darkest day for the presidency since Watergate. https://t.co/n38R3Ermuc via @NBCNews — Helio Bueno (@heliobueno) August 22, 2018 Only Zulu people will say "Uthi Fuck You kumina" πMuch Love For Zulu peopleπͺπ — Shy girlπ€ (@LADYEMILY96) August 22, 2018 In other situations, variations of the family emoji are used as a tool to advocate for or celebrate social policies, such as allowing for same-sex couples to adopt children. same-sex adoption is now LEGAL in all 50 states!! πΊπΈβ€οΈππππππ©βπ©βπ§π¨βπ¨βπ¦π©βπ©βπ¦π¨βπ¨βπ§ — chels (@igneousqueen) April 1, 2016 Just Added grandfluencer, frito pie, walking taco, .5 selfie, pinkwashing Note This is not meant to be a formal definition of πͺ Family emoji like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of πͺ Family emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.