♥

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See also: ♡ , 🧡 , 💛 , 💚 , 🩵 , 💙 , 💜 , 🩷 , 🖤 , 🩶 , 🤍 , and 🤎
Text style Emoji style
♥︎ ♥️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
♥ U+2665, ♥
BLACK HEART SUIT
← ♤
 		Miscellaneous Symbols ♦ →
Character variations
Text style Emoji style
❤︎ ❤️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
❤ U+2764, ❤
HEAVY BLACK HEART
← ❣
 		Dingbats ❥ →
Text style Emoji style
💟︎ 💟️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
💟 U+1F49F, 💟
HEART DECORATION
← 💞
 		Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 💠 →

Translingual

Description

A stylized heart symbol.

Symbol

♥

  1. Depicting a stylized heart.
    1. (card games) A symbol on playing cards for hearts.
    2. (originally manga) Indicating a smooth tone of voice, implying happiness, love, or lust.
      • 2004, Hikaru no Go volume #2 (English release), Viz, page 14
        If you want to take this boy on, do it on the Go board. I'll teach him a lesson. Play a game! ♡
    3. (video games) Representing a life.
    4. (video games) Representing a hit point.
    5. (video games) Representing healing.

Symbol

❤️

  1. An emoji depicting a stylized heart.
    Synonym: <3
    Just about gave me a ❤️ attack! (in English)
    • 2024 September 25, Mehera Bonner, “Anna Delvey Said She’s Taking “Nothing” From ‘DWTS’ and Ezra Sosa Had the Funniest Reaction”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
      Meanwhile, pro partner Ezra Sosa looked absolutely shocked, bless his ❤️.
    1. Representing or indicating love or affection.
      Love ya, sis. ❤️ (in English)
      • 2023 October 3, Samantha Olson, “Here’s How to Snag Tickets to Mariah Carey’s “Merry Christmas One and All” Tour”, in Cosmopolitan‎ (in English), archived from the original on 5 October 2023:
        “Yes, the actual defrosting has begun! 🧊 Announcing the MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL Tour! 🎄❤️ On sale 10/6,” she wrote on social media.
      • 2024 July 12, Mehera Bonner, “Serena Williams's Daughter Olympia Made an Adorable Appearance on the ESPYS Red Carpet!”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
        Cutest family ever. ❤️
    2. Indicating appreciation, admiration, compassion, kindness, happiness, or thankfulness.
      Thank you so much! ❤️ (in English)
    3. Indicating a sweet tone of voice implying happiness, playfulness, or teasing.
      Hi there~ ❤️ (in English)
    4. Indicating goodwill or support.
      We will succeed this time around. ❤️ (in English)

See also

Suits (translingual) (layout · text)
Hearts Diamonds Spades Clubs
♥/♡ ♦/♢ ♠/♤ ♣/♧

Further reading

English

Verb

♥ (third-person singular simple present ♥s or ♥'s, present participle ♥ing or ♥'ing, simple past and past participle ♥ed or ♥'ed or ♥'d)

  1. Stylistic substitution for the word love.
    Synonym: <3
    I♥NY ― I love New York.
    I♥U ― I love you.
    • 2011, Phineas Mollod, Jason Tesauro, “Travel”, in The Modern Gentleman, 2nd Edition, A Guide to Essential Manners, Savvy, and Vice, part 4 (The Wayfaring Gentleman), page 271:
      "My karma ran over your dogma" is well regarded by these gentlemen, though the baffling "I ❤ Quisp" is more singular.
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