What does 🖤 Black Heart mean?
A black heart that carries a darker, edgier kind of love. It is used for dark humor, gothic aesthetics, sorrow and mourning, or simply for a love of black clothing and style. Some send it to express a sarcastic or slightly twisted affection. Bold and moody, it stands apart from the brighter, sweeter heart colors.
🖤 Black Heart is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (hearts), added in Emoji 3.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about evil, wicked and love.
Example messages
🖤 Black Heart on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Black Heart looks on each platform.
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Black Heart emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Black Heart emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🖤 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 :black_heart:.
When was the Black Heart emoji added?
🖤 Black Heart was added in Emoji 3.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🖤 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Black Heart. The underlying code (U+1F5A4) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.