- server usage
- Used in LGBTQ+ servers as a welcome symbol or reaction to coming-out posts. Also used in general servers for bromance memes.
- reaction use
- Added as a reaction to messages about male friendships, gay relationships, or shipped fictional male characters.
- emote mapping
- Often paired with custom pride flag emotes or heart emotes in LGBTQ+-friendly Discord servers.
- gaming context
- Used when two male gaming partners declare their duo bond or 'duo queue' loyalty in competitive games.
- role meaning
- In some servers it signals LGBTQ+ identity or ally role assignment when users react to a role-selection message.