Heart symbol (♥)
U+2665 · BLACK HEART SUIT · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ♥
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+3
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 3 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ♥ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2665 Alt+X
Type 2665 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ♥. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “heart symbol” to find ♥.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “heart symbol” and click ♥ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “heart symbol” to find ♥.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ♥ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ♥ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ♥ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;heart.
- Now type ;heart anywhere: the keyboard suggests ♥.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ♥:
- Copy ♥ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ♥ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;heart.
- Type ;heart in any app and tap ♥ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2665 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2665 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♥ means and how it is used
♥ (U+2665) is the heart suit from playing cards, in Unicode since 1.1. Phones keep it as text, while ❤ (U+2764) usually becomes the red emoji ❤️. People also type <3. On Windows, Alt+3 on the numeric keypad types ♥ in many apps. The outline ♡ is its lighter twin.
In Unicode, ♥ is code point U+2665 with the official name BLACK HEART SUIT. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: card, emotion, game, heart, hearts, suit.
You will find it in our hearts, 52 symbols in all, together with ♡ ❤ ❥ ❣ ❦.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ♥ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ♥ | |
| HTML hex | ♥ | |
| CSS | content: "\2665"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2665 | |
| URL | %E2%99%A5 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A5 | |
| Unicode | U+2665 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ♥ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ♥ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Heart symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de coração |
| Español | Símbolo de corazón |
| Italiano | Simbolo cuore |
| Français | Symbole cœur |
| Deutsch | Herz-Symbol |
| Türkçe | Kalp sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol hati (love) |
| Polski | Heart symbol – serce |
| Русский | Сердечко |
| 日本語 | ハート記号 |
| 한국어 | 하트 특수문자 |
Related symbols
All Hearts →Questions people ask
How do I type ♥ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ♥ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2665 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ♥ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ♥. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;heart.
What is the HTML code for the heart symbol?
Use the entity ♥ or the numeric code ♥ (hex ♥). In CSS write \2665, in JavaScript \u2665.
Will ♥ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♥ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.