Heavy black heart (❤)
U+2764 · HEAVY BLACK HEART · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ❤
Windows
No Alt code
❤ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2764 Alt+X
Type 2764 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 “heavy black heart” 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 “heavy black heart” and click ❤ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “heavy black heart” 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 ;heavyheart.
- Now type ;heavyheart 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 ;heavyheart.
- Type ;heavyheart in any app and tap ❤ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2764 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2764 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ❤ means and how it is used
In Unicode, ❤ is code point U+2764 with the official name HEAVY BLACK HEART. It belongs to the Dingbats block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: emotion, heart, love, red.
You will find it in our hearts, 52 symbols in all, together with ♥ ♡ ❥ ❣ ❦.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ❤ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ❤ | |
| CSS | content: "\2764"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2764 | |
| URL | %E2%9D%A4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D A4 | |
| Unicode | U+2764 |
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 | Heavy black heart |
| Português | Coração cheio |
| Español | Corazón grueso |
| Italiano | Cuore pieno |
| Français | Cœur plein |
| Deutsch | Großes Herz |
| Türkçe | Kalın kalp |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Hati tebal |
| Polski | Pełne serce |
| Русский | Большое сердце |
| 日本語 | 太いハート |
| 한국어 | 굵은 하트 |
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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 2764 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 ;heavyheart.
What is the HTML code for the heavy black heart?
There is no named entity; use ❤ or ❤. In CSS write \2764, in JavaScript \u2764.
Will ❤ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ❤ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.