Emoji dictionary
馃應 Family emoji
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What does聽馃應 Family emoji mean?
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The family emoji, 馃應, 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.
Where does 馃應 Family emoji come from?
The family emoji, approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010, is meant to represent a family unit.聽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.
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— John Barrowman MBE (@JohnBarrowman)
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 馃應 Family emoji
Who uses 馃應 Family emoji?
Most often, the default family emoji is used to represent family in general, whether nuclear or extended.聽Typical examples involve a family picture or the birth of a baby.
How 75 looks on Rakgadi 馃拑馃従馃憦馃従馃挄馃挄馃挄馃帄馃帄馃帀 馃巶 Nna Vosho ya ntlhola shem 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ love my family 馃應 馃挄馃挄馃挄
— keolebile Mmoke馃嚳馃嚘馃拹馃挄馃拹馃挄 (@Keolebile)
Still can鈥檛 believe that your finally here with us, my little Nathan mommy and daddy love you! 馃挋 馃應
— Lezlie 馃惥 (@TaizTello)
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. 馃憣
HS fam 馃應馃挄— Kimmy (@KimmyNambatac)
last day of cheering on these boys馃槬 it's been an amazing 6 years with the baseball family馃應馃挒
— Payton Dietsch (@payton_dietsch)
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.
, the Leftists are hypocrites and don't deserve to be respected! 馃嚭馃嚫 馃憡 馃嚭馃嚫 馃應 馃嚭馃嚥 A dark day for Trump. The darkest day for the presidency since Watergate. via
— Helio Bueno (@heliobueno)
Only Zulu people will say "Uthi Fuck You kumina"
馃槀Much Love For Zulu people馃應馃槀
— Shy girl馃 (@LADYEMILY96)
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!! 馃嚭馃嚫鉂わ笍馃挍馃挌馃挋馃挏馃挆馃懇鈥嶐煈┾�嶐煈ю煈ㄢ�嶐煈ㄢ�嶐煈︷煈┾�嶐煈┾�嶐煈︷煈ㄢ�嶐煈ㄢ�嶐煈�
— chels (@igneousqueen)
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of 馃應 Family emoji like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of 馃應 Family emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.