What do the different heart emoji colors mean?

Red is love and romance; orange and yellow lean toward friendship and warmth; green suggests nature, health, or sometimes jealousy; blue is trust and calm; purple is compassion or fandom; black is dark humor or an edgy aesthetic; white is peaceful or pure; brown is cozy; and pink, light blue, and grey are softer, gentler tones. These are common conventions, not official rules.

Which heart emoji is best for a friend?

Yellow 💛 and orange 🧡 hearts read as friendly rather than romantic, and heart hands 🫶 or a purple heart 💜 work well for support. Use a red heart only when you mean romance or deep love.

What is the difference between ❤️ and ♥️?

❤️ is the standard red heart emoji, while ♥️ is the card-suit heart and is often drawn flatter and with less shading. Meaning is nearly the same in casual chat, but ❤️ is the one most apps are designed around.

How do I copy a heart that is not an emoji?

Use a text heart symbol such as ♡, ♥, or ❥ from the bottom section. These are plain text, so they look the same on every device and work in usernames and fields that reject emoji.

What do 💞 and 💕 mean?

💕 (two hearts) is sweet, playful affection, while 💞 (revolving hearts) suggests a deeper bond with hearts circling each other. Both are warm and cheerful rather than intense.

Where can I find faces with hearts made from text?

The heart kaomoji page has hundreds of text faces with hearts for eyes, hearts being sent, and heart hands, and the love kaomoji page covers romance and crushes specifically.

Heart Emoji

Every heart emoji in one place, with what each color means so you do not send romance when you meant friendship. Tap Copy, then paste it into a message, caption, or bio.

40 items in 6 groups — tap Copy on any one.

Red and classic heart emoji

The default way to say love. The red heart reads as romantic by default, so use a different color or a heart-eyes face when you mean friendship or support.

Emoji	Meaning	Copy
❤️	Red heart: love, romance, deep affection
♥️	Heart suit: the card symbol, often shown flatter than ❤️
❣️	Heart exclamation: emphasis with love, 'I really mean it'
💟	Heart decoration: a decorative, formal-looking heart
💌	Love letter: a heartfelt message or a crush note

Heart colors and what they mean

Color meanings are conventions, not rules, and they vary by group. This is how each is most commonly read in chat and on social media.

Emoji	Meaning	Copy
🧡	Orange heart: warmth, friendship, energy
💛	Yellow heart: happiness, friendship, platonic love
💚	Green heart: growth, nature, health, sometimes jealousy
💙	Blue heart: trust, calm, loyalty
💜	Purple heart: compassion, creativity, fandom
🖤	Black heart: dark humor, sorrow, or an edgy aesthetic
🤍	White heart: pure, peaceful, clean aesthetic, remembrance
🤎	Brown heart: earthy, cozy, comforting
🩷	Pink heart: soft, gentle, sweet affection
🩵	Light blue heart: peaceful, gentle, refreshing
🩶	Grey heart: neutral, subdued, or a quiet kind of care

Sparkling, beating, and multiple hearts

Extra hearts, motion, and sparkle make the feeling louder. Pick one by how enthusiastic you want to sound.

Emoji	Meaning	Copy
💕	Two hearts: sweet and playful affection
💞	Revolving hearts: hearts circling, a deep bond
💓	Beating heart: excitement, a racing pulse, nerves
💗	Growing heart: affection that is getting stronger
💖	Sparkling heart: gushing, extra-happy love
💘	Heart with arrow: falling in love, a crush
💝	Heart with ribbon: a gift, a heartfelt present

Broken, healing, and symbolic hearts

Hearts are also used for pain, recovery, and passion, not only affection.

Emoji	Meaning	Copy
💔	Broken heart: heartbreak, disappointment, a sad ending
❤️‍🔥	Heart on fire: passion, intense desire, burning devotion
❤️‍🩹	Mending heart: healing after hurt, recovery
🫀	Anatomical heart: the organ itself, health or 'from the heart'
🫶	Heart hands: support, warmth, 'sending love'

Faces with hearts

Faces show the feeling behind the heart: adoration, being loved, or a kiss.

Emoji	Meaning	Copy
😍	Heart eyes: adoring something or someone
🥰	Smiling face with hearts: feeling loved, grateful, sweet
😘	Blowing a kiss: affectionate sign-off or flirting
😻	Heart-eyes cat: adoring something cute
🥹	Face holding back tears: touched, moved, grateful

Heart symbols (text, not emoji)

These are plain text characters, not emoji pictures, so they look the same on every device and paste cleanly into usernames, bios, and documents. Copy and paste the Japanese heart symbol ♡ or any style below.

♡
Outline heart
♥
Solid heart
❤
Heavy heart
❥
Rotated heavy heart
❦
Floral heart
ღ
Georgian letter used as a heart
♡︎
Text-style outline heart

How to use them

Choose the heart by feeling: red for romance, yellow for friendship, a sparkling heart for gushing, and a broken heart for sadness.
Tap Copy under the heart you want. Text heart symbols (♡ ♥) at the bottom are not emoji and paste cleanly into usernames.
Paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long-press on a phone. Use one or two hearts per message so it reads clearly.

About heart emoji

The heart emoji family is a set of Unicode characters that express affection, support, and mood. The red heart (❤️) is the default for love, and the other colors and variants shift the tone toward friendship, calm, humor, or heartbreak.

A heart sent to the wrong person at the wrong color is one of the most common emoji mix-ups. As a rule of thumb, red hearts and heart-eyes faces feel romantic, while yellow, orange, green, and blue hearts read as friendly or supportive. A black heart often signals dark humor or an edgy aesthetic, and a white heart is used for peace, purity, and sometimes remembrance. These meanings are conventions that vary by community, so when it matters, add a word.

Sparkling (💖), revolving (💞), and beating (💓) hearts make the feeling louder, while 💔 and the mending heart (❤️‍🩹) cover heartbreak and recovery. Faces with hearts, such as 😍 and 🥰, show who is feeling the love, and heart hands (🫶) say 'I support you' without implying romance.

If you want a heart that looks identical on every device, use a text heart symbol such as ♡, which is also the Japanese heart symbol common in kaomoji. Faces built from these symbols are on the heart kaomoji and love kaomoji pages, and for decorative lines and borders see cute symbols. Kawaii heart copy and paste options are in the text-heart row below.

Frequently asked questions

What do the different heart emoji colors mean?
Red is love and romance; orange and yellow lean toward friendship and warmth; green suggests nature, health, or sometimes jealousy; blue is trust and calm; purple is compassion or fandom; black is dark humor or an edgy aesthetic; white is peaceful or pure; brown is cozy; and pink, light blue, and grey are softer, gentler tones. These are common conventions, not official rules.
Which heart emoji is best for a friend?
Yellow 💛 and orange 🧡 hearts read as friendly rather than romantic, and heart hands 🫶 or a purple heart 💜 work well for support. Use a red heart only when you mean romance or deep love.
What is the difference between ❤️ and ♥️?
❤️ is the standard red heart emoji, while ♥️ is the card-suit heart and is often drawn flatter and with less shading. Meaning is nearly the same in casual chat, but ❤️ is the one most apps are designed around.
How do I copy a heart that is not an emoji?
Use a text heart symbol such as ♡, ♥, or ❥ from the bottom section. These are plain text, so they look the same on every device and work in usernames and fields that reject emoji.
What do 💞 and 💕 mean?
💕 (two hearts) is sweet, playful affection, while 💞 (revolving hearts) suggests a deeper bond with hearts circling each other. Both are warm and cheerful rather than intense.
Where can I find faces with hearts made from text?
The heart kaomoji page has hundreds of text faces with hearts for eyes, hearts being sent, and heart hands, and the love kaomoji page covers romance and crushes specifically.