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❤️ Red Heart Emoji Copy & Meaning

Copy ❤️ red heart and compare its plain-text form ❤. Read affectionate, supportive and everyday examples, then choose a complete heart combination.

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A little heart to copy

On this page
  1. Copy this heart
  2. At a glance
  3. Meaning & context
  4. Codes to copy
  5. Complete combinations
  6. Questions
  7. Sources

Reference

At a glance

Unicode name
HEAVY BLACK HEART
Copy sequence
U+2764 U+FE0F
Emoji version
0.6
CLDR short name
red heart

Read it in context

Meaning, with room for context

A familiar way to send affection

A red heart can make a warm message feel more affectionate: a thank-you, a goodnight or a note to someone you miss. The words and your relationship give it meaning. It can express romantic love, family affection or gratitude without changing character.

Support without a hidden code

A reply such as “Thinking of you ❤️” can simply offer care. A single heart does not prove romantic interest, exclusivity or a particular relationship status. If you need a clear answer, use words rather than counting hearts.

❤, ❤︎ and ❤️ share a base character

The base is U+2764 HEAVY BLACK HEART. U+FE0E requests text presentation and U+FE0F requests emoji presentation. The red copy button includes FE0F. Fonts and apps ultimately choose the drawing; a selector is a request, not a promise.

Choosing a different red heart

♥️ uses the playing-card heart U+2665, while ❤️ uses U+2764. They can look similar in an emoji font but remain different sequences. 💔, ❤️‍🔥 and ❤️‍🩹 convey more specific visual ideas. Copy the exact one you intend.

Original message examples

Family

Home safe. Love you ❤️

Thanks

That was so thoughtful. Thank you ❤️

Support

No need to reply. Thinking of you ❤️

Examples illustrate possible uses. They cannot establish a sender’s intentions.

Exact copy values

Codes for ❤️

These buttons copy the code shown, without adding it to your combo. Use the large heart above to copy the actual character sequence.

FormatCodeCopy
Code pointsU+2764 U+FE0F
HTML hexadecimal❤️
HTML decimal❤️
JavaScript"\u{2764}\u{fe0f}"
UTF-8 bytesE2 9D A4 EF B8 8F
URL encoded%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F

Made to paste

Complete combinations

Each decoration is copied as one complete entry. You can edit or remove that entry in your shared combo bar.

  • Warm sparkle
  • Rose and red heart
  • Red and white hearts
  • Goodnight note

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Questions, answered

Red Heart Emoji FAQ

Does a red heart always mean romance?

No. It is also used for family affection, thanks and support. Read the surrounding message and the relationship, rather than assigning one fixed meaning.

What does the red Copy button include?

It copies U+2764 followed by U+FE0F, the emoji presentation selector. The plain and text-style buttons copy different, explicitly labeled sequences.

Why does the pasted heart look different?

The receiving app and its emoji font draw the character. A different appearance does not necessarily mean the copied text changed.

Is ❤️ the same as ♥️?

No. ❤️ begins with U+2764; ♥️ begins with U+2665. Both include U+FE0F in these emoji-style versions.

Sources & method

Characters checked. Context matters.

Names, sequences and version fields use Unicode data. Example messages and combinations are written for this collection. Conversational interpretations are not rules defined by Unicode; fonts and apps control appearance.

  1. Unicode: emoji list and names
  2. Unicode Emoji specification: sequences and presentation
  3. Unicode emoji test data: sequence and Emoji version
  4. Unicode text and emoji presentation pairs

A little further

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