Family: Woman, Girl Emoji
U+1F469 U+200D U+1F467:family_woman_girl:About Family: Woman, Girl 👩👧
Family: Woman, Girl () is part of the People & Body group in Unicode. Added in Unicode E4.0. Type on GitHub and Slack to use it. Click copy above to grab it, paste it anywhere.
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Often associated with child, family, girl, and 1 more keywords.
Meaning varies across cultures, see cultural notes below.
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How it looks
What does it mean?
A woman and a girl — the single mother and daughter emoji. Represents single motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, women raising girls, and any woman-girl pair.
Added in Emoji 4.0 (2016), this was part of the single-parent family emoji batch. The ZWJ sequence combines woman + girl into a family unit without a second parent. It was one of the first emojis to acknowledge that families don't require two adults.
Single-parent families are the reality for millions. In the US, approximately 80% of single-parent families are headed by mothers. Globally, single motherhood rates vary by culture but are significant everywhere. This emoji represents the most common single-parent configuration: a mom and her daughter.
Used by single mothers with daughters, for mother-daughter content more broadly, and on Mother's Day. It's both a literal representation (single-parent family) and a relational one (any mom-daughter moment).
The distinction between 👩👧 (mom and daughter specifically) and 👨👩👧 (full family) is meaningful. Some people use 👩👧 intentionally to center the mother-daughter bond without implying a partner is or should be present.
A woman and a girl — typically representing a single mother with her daughter, or any mother-daughter moment. Added in 2016 as part of the single-parent family emoji batch.
What it means from...
If a woman sends 👩👧, she's likely referencing her daughter. In dating, it can indicate she's a mom, which is important information.
May represent her relationship with her daughter, especially in contexts where the partner isn't involved.
Sharing motherhood moments, planning mom-daughter activities, or Mother's Day content.
Self-representation for single-mother families or centering the mother-daughter relationship.
Sharing family context or explaining schedule needs related to parenting.
Motherhood content, single-parent advocacy, or Mother's Day posts.
Flirty or friendly?
Not flirty. It's a family emoji representing motherhood. In dating contexts, it signals that she has a daughter.
Emoji combos
Origin story
Single-parent emojis were added in 2016, acknowledging that families come in many forms. The woman-girl configuration is the most used single-parent emoji, reflecting the reality that most single-parent households are mother-led.
In the US, about 21% of children live with a single mother, compared to about 4.5% with a single father. The emoji doesn't specify whether the parent is single by choice, divorce, widowhood, or circumstance — it simply shows a woman and a girl together.
Added in Emoji 4.0 (2016). ZWJ sequence: + + . Three code points.
Around the world
Single motherhood carries different cultural connotations globally. In some Western countries, it's increasingly normalized and even celebrated ("single mom by choice"). In more traditional cultures, it may carry stigma. The emoji represents the reality without judgment.
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Often confused with
Do's and don'ts
- ✓Use to represent single-mother families
- ✓Use for mother-daughter moments regardless of family structure
- ✓Use on Mother's Day to celebrate moms
- ✗Assume the absence of a second parent is a deficiency
- ✗Use it to imply someone 'should' have a partner
Not necessarily. It can represent any mother-daughter moment. Some use it to center the mom-daughter bond specifically, regardless of whether a partner exists.
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Aesthetic sets
Fun facts
- •In the US, 80% of single-parent families are headed by mothers.
- •This is one of the shortest family ZWJ sequences at just three code points.
- •Added in 2016 alongside other single-parent configurations, acknowledging that families don't require two adults.
For developers
- •ZWJ sequence: + + . Three code points.
- •One of the shortest family ZWJ sequences.
- •Shortcodes: on Slack.
See the full Emoji Developer Tools guide for regex patterns, encoding helpers, and more.
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