❤️

Red Heart Emoji ❤️

A plain, solid red heart, and the one people mean when they don't say which heart they want. It goes to partners, family, and close friends alike, whenever the message is simply "I love this" or "I love you." No irony, no colour-coded subtext — the straightforward one.

What ❤️ means

The ❤️ Red Heart emoji signifies love; an intense level of love (not necessarily romantic) commitment, care, warmth, romance, and affection. It is the perfect emoji for peeps in love, dating, and married too. It's the sweetest heart to send among closely-knit families too.

How and when to use it

Send this emoji along with wishes or greetings to a close friend, family member, or even your boyfriend or girlfriend.
If you and your S.O are physically away from each other, send these hearts to brighten up their day and show them how much you love them.
Also, when a single red heart is sent on WhatsApp, it sends as a big, beating, red heart. Pretty cute.
This can also be used while wishing your special ones for Valentine's Day (reminder, it's not just a day for lovers. It's for all those beautiful people you love so much in your life).
This is the perfect emoji to send along with an "I love you" message.
You can also send this with an "I miss you" message.
This emoji is the perfect use in romantic contexts.

Other Names

❤️ Love
❤️ Affection
❤️ Intimacy
❤️ Family
❤️ Care
❤️ Warmth
❤️ I Love You
❤️ Love Heart
❤️ Heart
❤️ I Miss You
❤️ True Love

❤️ in real conversations

What does ❤️ mean from a girl?

Genuine affection — for partners, family, close friends. Of all the heart colors, red is the least ambiguous; it means what you hope it means, though context still rules.

What does ❤️ mean from a guy?

Sincere love or care. Plenty of guys ration this one for moments that matter, which is why receiving it can feel like a milestone in a new relationship.

What does ❤️ mean in texting?

The default “love” — stronger than 🩷 or 🧡, warmer than 👍. On Snapchat specifically, a red heart next to a name is the two-week best-friends badge rather than a declaration.

The lowdown

Category: Smileys & Emotion › heart
Codepoints: U+2764 U+FE0F
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :heart: GitHub
Keywords: emotion, heart, love, red

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.