A red heart pierced by Cupid's arrow — the heart with arrow emoji is the universal symbol for falling in love. It shows up around new crushes, budding relationships, and Valentine's Day, capturing that sudden, struck-by-lightning feeling of catching feelings.
What 💘 means
A pink symbol of a heart with a blueish arrow piercing through it. The arrow in the emoji represents Cupid's arrow that's bound to strike the receiver(s) with intense passion and desire.
The 💘 Heart With Arrow emoji signifies a deep sense of love, passion, and intimacy. It also emojifies the whole 'stole my heart' phrase and can also suggest the infatuation phase or the honeymoon phase of a relationship. The colors in this emoji would vary across different platforms.
How and when to use it
How and When the 💘 Heart With Arrow Emoji
- Send 💘 emoji to your bestie while telling him/her about your love life.
- If you've lately been smitten, and you're sharing it with a close someone, send 💘 emoji along.
- 💘 emoji can also be used while talking about crushes, celeb crushes, and infatuation.
- Send 💘 emoji as a reaction to something that stole your heart on social media.
- If you've been recently taken, and you're telling your buddies about it, send 💘 emoji alongside that sweet message.
Other Names
- 💘 Cupid's Arrow
- 💘 Love
- 💘 Infatuation
- 💘 Crush
- 💘 Attraction
- 💘 Taken
- 💘 In Love
- 💘 Lovestruck
- 💘 Passion
- 💘 Desire
💘 in real conversations
What does 💘 mean from a girl?
Cupid's arrow — struck by love, or announcing a crush just landed a direct hit. It's playful and a little dramatic, more “I'm smitten, send help” than a quiet, settled declaration of feelings.
What does 💘 mean in texting?
Falling for someone, often used self-deprecatingly — “he said one nice thing and now 💘.” It captures that sudden, slightly helpless crush feeling better than any plain heart emoji manages.
Does 💘 mean falling in love?
Yes, specifically the falling part — struck by an arrow rather than settled, established love. It fits a fresh crush or an early fling far better than a years-long relationship.
The lowdown
- Category
- Smileys & Emotion › heart
- Codepoints
U+1F498- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:cupid:- Keywords
- 143, adorbs, arrow, cupid, date, emotion, heart, ily, love, romance, valentine
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
Pairs well with
Tap any combo to copy the whole thing.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 💘 Heart with Arrow or 🪞 Mirror?
Runs with a crowd
💘 keeps company in heart emojis and love emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.