Two faces lean in for a kiss, eyes closed, with a big pink heart glowing between them. It's the go-to for anniversaries, engagement announcements, or capping off a flirty exchange, reading as more overtly romantic than a plain heart emoji.
What 💏 means
A gender-neutral representation of two faces leaning into each other for a kiss, while they're eyes are closed and their mouths are pouted. There's a huge pink heart between their heads.
The 💏 Kiss emoji refers to any two people in love, irrespective of gender and sex. It signifies romantic intimacy, love, affection, care, appreciation, and even a sense of sexual energy between the two.
This emoji is available in the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.
How and when to use it
- Are you sharing an appreciation post, a birthday post, or simply a love post for a very special someone, then you must use 💏 in the post caption.
- You can also use 💏 in textual conversations to show the other person some love, encouragement, and maybe even as a sexual move (with someone you're insanely close to, of course. Its yuck otherwise).
- Besides using 💏 for someone you know personally, you can also use this emoji while sharing a post or a repost by someone you find inspiring. Like, "This photographer never fails to surprise my every nerve! 💏".
- If you're commenting on a best friend's post you can use 💏 while saying something savage but with a "kind heart". For example, "Ooohh. Look at that body. Too bad only I know the ugly side of it. 💏".
- Use 💏 while saying "I love you", "I miss you" or even "STFU".
- Are you sharing a congratulatory post for someone's wedding or anniversary? You can use 💏 in such contexts. This emoji is also a perfect fit while wishing someone via text, like "Happy anniversary, to the two best people in my life! 💏"
Other Names
- 💏 Love
- 💏 Gender-Neutral People Kissing
- 💏 Affection
- 💏 Leaning in For a Kiss
- 💏 Kissable
- 💏 Cute
- 💏 Affection
- 💏 Intimacy
- 💏 Kisses
💏 in real conversations
What does 💏 mean between friends?
Basically never platonic — the glowing heart between the two faces makes the romantic read unmistakable, so it's reserved for actual couples rather than close friends messing around. If two friends send it as a joke, the joke is specifically that it looks like a couple, not that it's a normal way to describe friendship.
Is 💏 different from 💑?
Yes — 💏 catches the actual kiss, eyes closed, heart glowing mid-moment, which reads as an active romantic beat: an anniversary kiss, an engagement, a flirty cap to a conversation. 💑 shows the same couple just standing together under a heart, calmer and more settled, closer to 'we're together' than 'we're kissing right now.'
When do people use 💏 instead of a plain heart?
When the moment is specifically romantic, not just affectionate — an anniversary, an engagement announcement, or capping off a flirty back-and-forth that's clearly headed somewhere. A plain ❤️ covers love in general, including for friends and family; 💏 narrows it down to an actual couple, actively together, no ambiguity left in it.
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body › family
- Codepoints
U+1F48F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:couplekiss:- Keywords
- anniversary, babe, bae, couple, date, dating, heart, kiss, love, mwah, person, romance, together, xoxo
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Skin tone variations
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 💏 Kiss or 🇲🇬 Flag: Madagascar?
Runs with a crowd
💏 keeps company in love emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.