White heart symbol (♡)
U+2661 · WHITE HEART SUIT · 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
2661 Alt+X
Type 2661 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, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ♡.
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 “white heart symbol” and click ♡ to insert it.
iPhone
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 ;whiteh.
- Now type ;whiteh 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 ;whiteh.
- Type ;whiteh in any app and tap ♡ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2661 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2661 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ♡ means and how it is used
♡ is the outline heart, softer than ♥ and a staple of Korean and Japanese text and aesthetic bios: thank you ♡. It stays text on phones. In Brazil, s2 is an old shorthand for a heart because it looks like one turned sideways. Like ♥, it dates from Unicode 1.1.
The official Unicode name of ♡ is WHITE HEART SUIT, code point U+2661. You will find it in the Miscellaneous Symbols block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It sits in the heart symbols with 52 symbols, among them ♥ ❤ ❥ ❣ ❦.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ♡ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ♡ | |
| CSS | content: "\2661"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2661 | |
| URL | %E2%99%A1 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 A1 | |
| Unicode | U+2661 |
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 | White heart symbol |
| Português | Coração vazado |
| Español | Corazón blanco |
| Italiano | Cuore bianco |
| Français | Cœur blanc |
| Deutsch | Weißes Herz |
| Türkçe | Beyaz kalp |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Hati putih (love outline) |
| Polski | Białe serce |
| Русский | Белое сердечко |
| 日本語 | 白抜きハート |
| 한국어 | 흰 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 2661 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 ;whiteh.
What is the HTML code for the white heart symbol?
There is no named entity; use ♡ or ♡. In CSS write \2661, in JavaScript \u2661.
Will ♡ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ♡ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.