Growing Old Together Emoji 👵👴❤️
Meaning
Enduring love that lasts a lifetime.
This emoji shows an older couple with a heart. It means you want your love to last forever, just like theirs.
It literally shows an older woman, an older man, and a red heart between them.
People send this to say they hope their love will grow old and strong together.
What Growing Old Together Means in a Text
The same emoji can land very differently depending on who receives it. Here is how 👵👴❤️ usually reads in each situation.
| Who you send it to | How it reads |
|---|---|
| New crush | Too intense, avoid |
| Long-term partner | Our forever love |
| Friend | Not for friends |
| Family | Celebrating parents'/grandparents' enduring love |
Good times to send it
- Your long-term partner
- Your spouse or fiancé(e)
- Someone you deeply love and see a future with
When to think twice
- To a new crush or casual date (too intense)
- As a joke or to someone you're not romantically involved with
Popular Growing Old Together Combinations
Pairing emojis changes the message. These combinations are the most common ones people use.
- 👵👴❤️💍 = marriage forever
- 👵👴❤️🏡 = building a life together
- 👵👴❤️♾️ = eternal love
Example messages
Can't wait to grow old with you 👵👴❤️
Our love will last forever, I just know it 👵👴❤️
Where Growing Old Together Came From
The individual emojis 👵, 👴, and ❤️ appeared at different times, starting in the early 2010s for the older people. People started combining them to show enduring love and growing old together. Its use has stayed consistent in meaning since then.
How it looks on different phones
On Apple, the older couple and heart usually have a detailed, realistic look. Google's version often shows a softer, slightly cartoonish style for the grandparents. Samsung's design can be brighter with rounder faces, while Twitter/X uses a simpler, outline-based approach for the figures. Despite these style differences, the core image of the two people with a heart stays consistent.
Easy to mix up with
- 💑 People might confuse it with a general couple emoji, not realizing 👵👴❤️ specifically means enduring love into old age.
Who Reads It Differently
Younger people might use it to express aspirational love goals for their own future. Older people or those talking about them often use it to celebrate lasting love.
Unwritten rules
- Do: Use it for long-lasting romantic love.
- Don't: Use it for just any couple or friendship.
- Do: Share it to express hopes for a future with someone.
More ways people use it
Happy anniversary, my love! Growing old together 👵👴❤️.
My grandparents are still so in love 👵👴❤️. Goal!
Can't wait to grow old with you 👵👴❤️.
You're my forever person 👵👴❤️.
How to Type Growing Old Together
You do not have to copy and paste every time. Every emoji has its own code, and most devices let you type one directly.
- On Windows: press Win + . (the full stop key) to open the emoji picker, then search for Growing Old Together.
- On Mac: press Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search for Growing Old Together.
- On iPhone or Android: tap the smiley on your keyboard and use the search box.
- In Slack or Discord: type the shortcode :growing_old_together:.
Technical details
| Emoji | 👵👴❤️ |
| Unicode code point | U+1F475 U+1F474 U+2764 |
| Official Unicode name | Older Woman, Older Man, Heavy Black Heart |
| Shortcode | :growing_old_together: |
Where to Go Next
growing family emoji — The chapter before — the baby years of the same story.. couple with heart emoji — The same couple back at the start, heart still there..
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