Heart emoji come in every colour, and the colour carries meaning. ❤️ Red is love; 💙 Blue often means loyalty or a sports team; 💚 Green nature or envy; 🖤 Black grief or dark humour. Copy any coloured heart below into a message, bio, or caption, all render on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
01 Every emoji in this set
| Emoji | Code point | |
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| Red Heart | U+2764 · ❤ |
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| Orange Heart | U+1F9E1 · 🧡 |
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| Yellow Heart | U+1F49B · 💛 |
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| Green Heart | U+1F49A · 💚 |
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| Blue Heart | U+1F499 · 💙 |
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| Purple Heart | U+1F49C · 💜 |
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| Black Heart | U+1F5A4 · 🖤 |
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| White Heart | U+1F90D · 🤍 |
02 Step by step, per platform
A real, followable procedure for every platform, not a thin restatement of the shortcut.
iPhone (iOS)
- Open the keyboard in any app and tap the emoji (smiley) or 🌐 globe key.
- Tap the Smileys & People category, or tap the search field and type heart.
- Tap the emoji to drop it straight into your message.
Android
- Tap the emoji (smiley) icon next to the space bar on the keyboard.
- Use the search and type heart, or open the Smileys & People tab.
- Tap the emoji to insert it at the cursor.
Windows
- Place your cursor where the emoji should go.
- Press Windows key + . (period) to open the emoji panel.
- Type heart to filter, then click the emoji.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
- Type heart in the search box.
- Double-click the emoji to insert it at your cursor.
03 FAQ
What do the different heart colours mean?
❤️ red = love, 🧡 orange = warmth/care, 💛 yellow = friendship, 💚 green = nature/jealousy, 💙 blue = trust/loyalty, 💜 purple = admiration, 🖤 black = grief or edgy humour, 🤍 white = pure or peaceful.
What's the most-used heart emoji?
❤️ Red Heart is the single most popular heart and one of the most-used emoji overall, ahead of every coloured variant.
Why does ❤️ sometimes show as a black outline?
❤ has a plain-text form (a black heart outline). Adding the emoji variation makes it red; some older apps strip that and show the outline instead.