Unicode Proposals

Proposals for new characters to encode and canonic character sequences to register

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Relationship and Family Emojis and Character Sequences

Existing Constituent Characters

Combinators and Variant Selectors

Name Abbr. Unicode Β  Notes
Zero-Width Joiner ZWJ U+200D Β  available as ‍ in HTML
Variation Selector 15 VS-15 U+FE0E Β  forces text representation if possible at all
Variation Selector 16 VS-16 U+FE0F Β  forces emoji representation if possible at all
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-1-2 FP-12 U+1F3FB 🏻 very light complexion, β€˜white’
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-3 FP-3 U+1F3FC 🏼 light complexion, β€˜tan’
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-4 FP-4 U+1F3FD 🏽 medium complexion, β€˜olive’
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-5 FP-5 U+1F3FE 🏾 dark complexion, β€˜brown’
Emoji Modifier Fitzpatrick Type-6 FP-6 U+1F3FF 🏿 very dark complexion, β€˜black’

I’m using only FP-12 and FP-6 below, just because the maximum contrast is easiest to spot, also compared to the default simpsonesque yellow skin tone.

Bases

Name Unicode default text emoji Notes
Boy U+1F466 πŸ‘¦ πŸ‘¦οΈŽ πŸ‘¦οΈ πŸ‘¦πŸ» πŸ‘¦πŸΌ πŸ‘¦πŸ½ πŸ‘¦πŸΎ πŸ‘¦πŸΏ
Girl U+1F467 πŸ‘§ πŸ‘§οΈŽ πŸ‘§οΈ πŸ‘§πŸ» πŸ‘§πŸΌ πŸ‘§πŸ½ πŸ‘§πŸΎ πŸ‘§πŸΏ
Man U+1F468 πŸ‘¨ πŸ‘¨οΈŽ πŸ‘¨οΈ πŸ‘¨πŸ» πŸ‘¨πŸΌ πŸ‘¨πŸ½ πŸ‘¨πŸΎ πŸ‘¨πŸΏ
Woman U+1F469 πŸ‘© πŸ‘©οΈŽ πŸ‘©οΈ πŸ‘©πŸ» πŸ‘©πŸΌ πŸ‘©πŸ½ πŸ‘©πŸΎ πŸ‘©πŸΏ
Old Man U+1F474 πŸ‘΄ πŸ‘΄οΈŽ πŸ‘΄οΈ πŸ‘΄πŸ» πŸ‘΄πŸΌ πŸ‘΄πŸ½ πŸ‘΄πŸΎ πŸ‘΄πŸΏ
Old Woman U+1F475 πŸ‘΅ πŸ‘΅οΈŽ πŸ‘΅οΈ πŸ‘΅πŸ» πŸ‘΅πŸΌ πŸ‘΅πŸ½ πŸ‘΅πŸΎ πŸ‘΅πŸΏ
Baby U+1F476 πŸ‘Ά πŸ‘ΆοΈŽ πŸ‘ΆοΈ πŸ‘ΆπŸ» πŸ‘ΆπŸΌ πŸ‘ΆπŸ½ πŸ‘ΆπŸΎ πŸ‘ΆπŸΏ
Heavy Black Heart U+2764 ❀ ❀︎ ❀️ usually red (not black), not to be confused with Black Heart Suit
Kiss U+1F46B πŸ’‹ πŸ’‹οΈŽ πŸ’‹οΈ Β 

Existing Precomposed Characters and ZWJ Sequences for Pairs or Couples

Unicode Chars Sample Description
U+1F46B 1 + 0 = 1 πŸ‘« female and male holding hands
U+1F46C 1 + 0 = 1 πŸ‘¬ male couple holding hands
U+1F46D 1 + 0 = 1 πŸ‘­ female couple holding hands
U+1F491 1 + 0 = 1 πŸ’‘ female and male in love
U+1F469+2764+1F469 3 + 3 = 6 πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘© female couple in love
U+1F468+2764+1F468 3 + 3 = 6 πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨ male couple in love
U+1F48F 1 + 0 = 1 πŸ’ female and male kissing
U+1F469+2764+1F48B+1F469 4 + 4 = 8 πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘© female couple kissing
U+1F468+2764+1F48B+1F468 4 + 4 = 8 πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ male couple kissing

Composition Variants of Existing ZWJ Sequences for Pairs or Couples

Unicode Bases Chars Sample Description
U+1F469+2764+1F469 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘©β€β€β€πŸ‘© female couple in love; without VS16
U+1F468+2764+1F468 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘¨β€β€β€πŸ‘¨ male couple in love; without VS16
U+1F469+2764+1F468 3 + 3 = 6 πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨ female and male in love; decomposed U+1F491
U+1F468+2764+1F469 3 + 3 = 6 πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘© male and female in love; reversed U+1F491
U+1F469+2764+1F468 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘©β€β€β€πŸ‘¨ female and male in love; decomposed U+1F491 without VS16
U+1F468+2764+1F469 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘¨β€β€β€πŸ‘© male and female in love; reversed U+1F491 without VS16
U+1F469+2764+1F48B+1F468 4 + 4 = 8 πŸ‘©β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ female and male kissing; decomposed U+1F48F
U+1F468+2764+1F48B+1F469 4 + 4 = 8 πŸ‘¨β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘© male and female kissing; reversed U+1F48F
U+1F469+2764+1F48B+1F468 4 + 3 = 7 πŸ‘©β€β€β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ female and male kissing; decomposed U+1F48F without VS16
U+1F468+2764+1F48B+1F469 4 + 3 = 7 πŸ‘¨β€β€β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘© male and female kissing; reversed U+1F48F without VS16
U+1F469+1F48B+1F468 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘©β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ female and male kissing without heart
U+1F468+1F48B+1F469 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘© male and female kissing without heart
U+1F469+1F48B+1F469 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘©β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘© female couple kissing without heart
U+1F468+1F48B+1F468 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨ male couple kissing without heart

Complexion Variants of Existing Characters and ZWJ Sequences for Pairs or Couples

Unicode Bases Chars Sample Description
U+1F46B 1 + 1 = 2 πŸ‘«πŸΏ dark female and male holding hands
U+1F46C 1 + 1 = 2 πŸ‘¬πŸΏ dark male couple holding hands
U+1F46D 1 + 1 = 2 πŸ‘­πŸΏ dark female couple holding hands
U+1F491 1 + 1 = 2 πŸ’‘πŸΏ dark female and male in love
U+1F48F 1 + 1 = 2 πŸ’πŸΏ dark female and male kissing
U+1F469+2764+1F468 3 + 5 = 8 πŸ‘©πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨πŸΏ light female and dark male in love
U+1F468+2764+1F469 3 + 5 = 8 πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘©πŸΏ light male and dark female in love
U+1F469+2764+1F469 3 + 5 = 8 πŸ‘©πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘©πŸΏ light female and dark female in love
U+1F468+2764+1F468 3 + 5 = 8 πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ‘¨πŸΏ light male and dark male in love
U+1F469+2764+1F48B+1F468 4 + 6 = 10 πŸ‘©πŸ»β€β€οΈβ€πŸ’‹β€πŸ‘¨πŸΏ light female and dark male kissing; decomposed U+1F48F

Existing Precomposed Characters and ZWJ Sequences for Families and Groups

Three-Member Families

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F46A father, mother, child (son) πŸ‘ͺ
U+1F468+1F469+1F466 father, mother, son; decomposed U+1F46A πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F469+1F467 father, mother, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F468+1F466 father, father, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F468+1F467 father, father, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F469+1F466 mother, mother, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F469+1F467 mother, mother, daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§

Four People

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F468+1F469+1F467+1F466 father, mother, daughter, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F469+1F466+1F466 father, mother, son, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F469+1F467+1F467 father, mother, daughter, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F468+1F467+1F466 father, father, daughter, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F468+1F466+1F466 father, father, son, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F468+1F467+1F467 father, father, daughter, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F469+1F467+1F466 mother, mother, daughter, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F469+1F466+1F466 mother, mother, son, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F469+1F467+1F467 mother, mother, daughter, daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§

Proposed

Two People

Couple

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F468+1F469 male and female πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©
U+1F469+1F468 female and male πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¨
U+1F468+1F468 male and male πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨
U+1F469+1F469 female and female πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©

Parent and Child

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F468+1F466 father and son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F466 mother and son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F467 father and daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F467 mother and daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F476 father and baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F476 mother and baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Ά

Grandparent and Grandchild

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F474+1F466 grandfather and grandson πŸ‘΄β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F475+1F466 grandmother and grandson πŸ‘΅β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F474+1F467 grandfather and granddaughter πŸ‘΄β€πŸ‘§
U+1F475+1F467 grandmother and granddaughter πŸ‘΅β€πŸ‘§
U+1F474+1F476 grandfather and baby πŸ‘΄β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F475+1F476 grandmother and baby πŸ‘΅β€πŸ‘Ά

Grandparent and Child

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F474+1F468 grandfather and son πŸ‘΄β€πŸ‘¨
U+1F475+1F468 grandmother and son πŸ‘΅β€πŸ‘¨
U+1F474+1F469 grandfather and daughter πŸ‘΄β€πŸ‘©
U+1F475+1F469 grandmother and daughter πŸ‘΅β€πŸ‘©

Siblings

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F466+1F466 brother and brother πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F466+1F467 brother and sister πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§
U+1F467+1F466 sister and brother πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F467+1F467 sister and sister πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F466+1F476 brother and baby πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F467+1F476 sister and baby πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F476+1F466 baby and brother πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘¦
U+1F476+1F467 baby and sister πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘§
U+1F476+1F476 baby and baby πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘Ά

Three People

Parent and Children

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F468+1F466+1F466 father, son, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F467+1F467 father, daughter, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F466+1F467 father, son, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F467+1F466 father, daughter, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F476+1F466 father, baby, son πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘¦
U+1F468+1F476+1F467 father, baby, daughter πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F467+1F476 father, daughter, baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F468+1F466+1F476 father, son, baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F468+1F476+1F476 father, baby, baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F466+1F466 mother, son, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F467+1F467 mother, daughter, daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F466+1F467 mother, son, daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F467+1F466 mother, daughter, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F476+1F466 mother, baby, son πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F476+1F467 mother, baby, daughter πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F467+1F476 mother, daughter, baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F466+1F476 mother, son, baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F476+1F476 mother, baby, baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Άβ€πŸ‘Ά

Parents and Baby

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F468+1F469+1F476 father, mother, baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F468+1F476 mother, father, baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F468+1F468+1F476 mother, mother, baby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘Ά
U+1F469+1F469+1F476 father, father, baby πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘Ά

Grandparents and Grandchild

Grandparents and Child

Three Generations

Siblings

Four People

Just other possible sequence orders.

Unicode Bases Description Sample
U+1F469+1F468+1F467+1F466 Β  πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F468+1F466+1F466 Β  πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦
U+1F469+1F468+1F467+1F467 Β  πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F469+1F466+1F467 Β  πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§
U+1F468+1F468+1F466+1F467 Β  πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§
U+1F469+1F469+1F466+1F467 Β  πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘§

Five People