Heart emojis and what each colour means
Also searched as heart color emoji meaning, different heart emojis.
There are more than thirty heart emojis in Unicode and they are not interchangeable. Colour, motion and decoration all change the reading, and using the wrong one is the most common way an otherwise fine message lands strangely.
The short version: ❤️ romantic and direct, 🩷 soft and affectionate, 💜 fondness and fandom, 💙 loyalty and support, 🖤 grief or dark aesthetic, 🤍 pure and quiet, 💚 jealousy or nature depending on context, 💛 friendship.
Heart Emojis copy and paste
Tap an emoji to copy it, or open it for the meaning, platform designs and codes.
Family 5 emojis
Heart 25 emojis
What each heart emoji colour means (heart color meanings)
What each one actually says in a chat — the reading, not the dictionary name.
😍 means someone is really, really happy and excited about something.
🥰 means you're feeling really happy and loving.
Generally, it means someone is showing affection and a little bit of flirtation.
It usually means someone thinks something is cute and lovable.
Generally, it means “I love you” or “I like you” in a lighthearted way.
Generally, 🫶 means “I care about you” or “sending you love.
Generally, it means “I care about you” or “I’m feeling a strong emotion.
Generally, when someone sends you a 💋, they're expressing romantic interest or affection.
Usually, it just means someone is expressing love or affection towards a couple of women.
Generally, when someone sends you 💑, they’re expressing that they see you and someone else as a couple.
Generally, 👨❤️👨 means someone is expressing love and affection for a male partner.
👩❤️👨 means a couple.
Generally, when someone sends you the 💏 emoji, they’re expressing romantic interest or wanting to show they're thinking about you in a loving way.
Generally, the 🏡 emoji means “home.
Generally, 🩺 means “I’m thinking about your health” or “I’m offering medical support.
Generally, when someone sends you a 💌, they’re expressing romantic interest or wanting to convey affection.
Generally, when someone sends you a ❤️, they’re expressing that they care about you and they like you.
Generally, when someone sends you a 🩷, they're expressing positive feelings like love, affection, or admiration.
Basically, when someone sends you 🧡 in a text, they’re just letting you know they care about you and they’re feeling warm towards you.
Generally, 💛 means you’re feeling love, friendship, or happiness.
Generally, when someone sends you a 💚, they’re just letting you know they care about you or what you’re saying.
Generally, a blue heart means you’re sending love and affection.
Generally, the 🩵 emoji means a calm, gentle form of love or appreciation.
Generally, when a girl or guy sends you the purple heart, they’re expressing genuine affection or support.
Basically, when someone sends you 🖤, they’re showing they feel something strongly, often something intense or a bit dramatic.
Generally, it means you care about someone or something, but in a more understated way.
Generally, 🤍 means you’re expressing feelings of love, kindness, or support.
Generally, it means someone cares about you and wants to express warmth and affection.
Means intense love, lust, or passion, past a regular red heart.
❤️🩹 means a mending heart.
Generally, it means someone is feeling sad or heartbroken.
Generally, it means you really like something or someone, and you want to show how you feel.
Generally, it means someone feels love or affection towards you.
Generally, it means “I love you” or “I have romantic feelings for you.
Generally, when someone sends you 💓 in a text, they’re showing they care about you and want you to know they’re thinking of you.
Generally, the 💗 emoji means you feel love or affection.
Generally, 💖 means you really like or care about someone or something.
Generally, it means someone is telling you they have a crush on you or they’re feeling romantic about you.
Generally, when someone sends you 💝 in a text, they’re expressing that they care about you and want you to know they’re thinking of you.
Generally, it means you’re feeling love or affection.
Generally, the heart suit emoji means love or affection.
is a harp, sent for angelic, dreamy, romantic vibes, or actual classical music and orchestra talk.
The heart emojis people actually send
Ranked by how often they are used, not by Unicode order. Every vendor draws them differently — this is what your message looks like on the other side.
Which of these change meaning in other countries
The same picture, a different message. These are the ones from this set worth checking before you send them to someone in another country.
An explicit same-sex couple symbol — affectionate and ordinary in many places, but same-sex relationships are criminalized in dozens of countries.
An explicit same-sex couple symbol — welcomed in many places, but a real liability where same-sex relationships are illegal or heavily stigmatized.
A lipstick kiss reads as affection almost everywhere, but how casual that affection is depends heavily on the reader.
Reads as light romantic affection in most casual Western chat, but public-affection imagery is generally avoided in more conservative or professional settings.
Heart Emojis combinations
Ready-made combos built only from this set — for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
How to use heart emojis
When heart emojis arrived
This set was not added at once. It grew over 14 years, which is why the drawing styles inside it do not always match.
Heart Emojis — questions
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Collections close to heart emojis
These share the most emoji with this page — love emojis overlaps most, with 40 of the same characters.