What does ๐ Beating Heart mean?
Shown mid-beat, this heart seems to pulse with life. It expresses love that makes your heart race, excitement or nervous anticipation. It also crops up in health and fitness topics, such as heart rate and cardio. In romance it signals passion and the thrill of feeling truly alive, a livelier option than a still, classic heart.
๐ Beating Heart is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (hearts), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 143, cardio, emotion, heartbeat, ily and love.
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๐ Beating Heart on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Beating Heart looks on each platform.
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Beating Heart emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Beating Heart emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :heartbeat:.
When was the Beating Heart emoji added?
๐ Beating Heart was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Beating Heart. The underlying code (U+1F493) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.