๐Ÿซ€Anatomical Heart emoji
People & Body ยท Emoji 13.0

๐Ÿซ€Anatomical Heart Emoji

Generally, it means โ€œI care about youโ€ or โ€œIโ€™m feeling a strong emotion. โ€ People use it to show affection, support, or sympathy in a text.

The ๐Ÿซ€ emoji is an anatomical heart.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1FAC0
Released
2020
Shortcode
:anatomical_heart:
Skin tones
No
๐Ÿซ€
Your device
01 โ€” Meaning

What does the ๐Ÿซ€ Anatomical Heart emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, it means โ€œI care about youโ€ or โ€œIโ€™m feeling a strong emotion.โ€ People use it to show affection, support, or sympathy in a text. Itโ€™s often used when expressing genuine feelings. ๐Ÿซ€ sits in heart emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in love emojis, hand emojis and red emojis.
Where it comes from
The ๐Ÿซ€ emoji is an anatomical heart. Itโ€™s usually used to represent feelings of love, care, or strong emotions. People use it when theyโ€™re feeling sentimental, supportive, or wanting to express deep affection. It can also be used jokingly or ironically, depending on the context. Basically, itโ€™s a visual way to say โ€œI care about youโ€ or โ€œIโ€™m feeling this strongly.โ€
Also known as

One character, many names โ€” these are the wordings people actually type, all 9 of them.

anatomical emojibeat emojicardiology emojiheart emojiheartbeat emojiorgan emojipulse emojireal emojired emoji

People also look for it as real heart emoji, real emoji, heart beat emoji, heartbeat emoji, heart pulse emoji, heart organ emoji.

02 โ€” Platforms

Anatomical Heart emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen โ€” here is the anatomical heart as 9 vendors ship it.

Anatomical Heart emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Anatomical Heart emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Anatomical Heart emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Anatomical Heart emoji on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook, Messenger
Anatomical Heart emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Anatomical Heart emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Anatomical Heart emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Anatomical Heart emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Anatomical Heart emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes
03 โ€” Copy & codes

Anatomical Heart emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :anatomical_heart:.

All emoji copy and paste โ†’

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the anatomical heart, code point U+1FAC0.

04 โ€” How to type

How to type the ๐Ÿซ€ Anatomical Heart emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1FAC0 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search โ€œanatomical heartโ€. No emoji key? Settings โ†’ General โ†’ Keyboard โ†’ Keyboards โ†’ Add New Keyboard โ†’ Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type โ€œanatomical heartโ€.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :anatomical_heart: and it converts to ๐Ÿซ€ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🫀, in CSS \1FAC0, in JavaScript \u{1FAC0}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 โ€” Download

Anatomical Heart emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files โ€” one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library โ†’
06 โ€” Combinations

Anatomical Heart emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around anatomical heart for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations โ†’
Cool anatomical heart combos
Cute anatomical heart combos
Mood anatomical heart combos
Aesthetic anatomical heart combos
Dark anatomical heart combos
Party anatomical heart combos
Love anatomical heart combos
Flex anatomical heart combos
Unhinged anatomical heart combos
Soft anatomical heart combos
Late night anatomical heart combos
Summer anatomical heart combos
Gaming anatomical heart combos
Y2K anatomical heart combos
08 โ€” In conversation

What ๐Ÿซ€ means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the anatomical heart and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl
When a girl sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, sheโ€™s likely expressing strong feelings of attraction or affection. It can be a romantic gesture, or simply a way of saying she really likes you. Don't overthink it โ€“ she's probably just being honest about her feelings.
From a guy
If a guy sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, itโ€™s usually a sign heโ€™s interested in you romantically. It can be a casual way to show he appreciates you and wants to build a connection. Sometimes, it's just a friendly gesture of support.
How to reply
If someone sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, you could reply with: โ€œYou too ๐Ÿ’–โ€, โ€œThinking of you ๐Ÿซถโ€, โ€œThatโ€™s so sweet ๐Ÿฅบโ€, or โ€œI feel you ๐Ÿ’˜โ€.
Used in a sentence
09 โ€” Around the world

What ๐Ÿซ€ means in other countries

A clinical, literal heart image that reads as medical or health-focused rather than romantic like the classic heart emoji.

Reads the same almost everywhere
health and medical chat

used for cardiac topics, checkups, or literal health discussions

casual chat

sometimes used ironically for โ€œdeep, realโ€ love as a joke contrast to โค๏ธ

Before you send it: Use it for health topics or as a deliberate joke about โ€œrealโ€ affection; it wonโ€™t read as a casual heart emoji.

10 โ€” Apps

What ๐Ÿซ€ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1FAC0, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, it means โ€œI care about youโ€ or โ€œIโ€™m feeling a strong emotion. โ€ People use it to show affection, support, or sympathy in a text. In comments and captions it is read the same way โ€” the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws ๐Ÿซ€ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ๐Ÿซ€ in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :anatomical_heart:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ๐Ÿซ€ looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop โ€” press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ๐Ÿซ€ from the copy button above.
12 โ€” History

Where the ๐Ÿซ€ Anatomical Heart emoji came from

It arrived with the 13.0 release of the standard, which dates the anatomical heart to 2020.

AppleiOS
Anatomical Heart emoji, Apple, iOS 16.4
iOS 16.4
Anatomical Heart emoji, Apple, iOS 17.4
iOS 17.4
Anatomical Heart emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4
iOS 18.4
Anatomical Heart emoji, Apple, iOS 26
iOS 26
Twitter / XTwemoji
Anatomical Heart emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Anatomical Heart emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Anatomical Heart emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Anatomical Heart emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time โ€” U+1FAC0 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2020
Added to the standard

Anatomical Heart was approved as U+1FAC0 and shipped in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ๐Ÿซ€ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes โ€” only the picture does.

13 โ€” FAQ

Anatomical Heart emoji โ€” questions people actually ask

What does the ๐Ÿซ€ Anatomical Heart emoji mean?
Generally, it means โ€œI care about youโ€ or โ€œIโ€™m feeling a strong emotion.โ€ People use it to show affection, support, or sympathy in a text. Itโ€™s often used when expressing genuine feelings.
What does ๐Ÿซ€ mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, sheโ€™s likely expressing strong feelings of attraction or affection. It can be a romantic gesture, or simply a way of saying she really likes you. Don't overthink it โ€“ she's probably just being honest about her feelings.
What does ๐Ÿซ€ mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, itโ€™s usually a sign heโ€™s interested in you romantically. It can be a casual way to show he appreciates you and wants to build a connection. Sometimes, it's just a friendly gesture of support.
How do you reply to the ๐Ÿซ€ emoji?
If someone sends you a ๐Ÿซ€, you could reply with: โ€œYou too ๐Ÿ’–โ€, โ€œThinking of you ๐Ÿซถโ€, โ€œThatโ€™s so sweet ๐Ÿฅบโ€, or โ€œI feel you ๐Ÿ’˜โ€.
What else is the ๐Ÿซ€ emoji called?
Anatomical Heart is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as โ€œanatomical emojiโ€, โ€œbeat emojiโ€, โ€œcardiology emojiโ€, โ€œheart emojiโ€, โ€œheartbeat emojiโ€, โ€œorgan emojiโ€ and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1FAC0.
What is the Unicode code for ๐Ÿซ€?
The Anatomical Heart emoji is U+1FAC0, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). In HTML you can write it as 🫀, and in CSS as \1FAC0.
How do I copy and paste the ๐Ÿซ€ emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page โ€” ๐Ÿซ€ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :anatomical_heart: for Slack and Discord.
Does ๐Ÿซ€ look the same on every phone?
No. Anatomical Heart is drawn separately by each vendor โ€” Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1FAC0. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.