Black heart Emoji

Smileys

A classic heart shape filled entirely with black. Unlike the warmer, colorful versions of the heart icon, this one carries a heavy, muted appearance.

Usage Context

Used to express sadness, dark humor, or a sense of detachment. It frequently appears in conversations about gloomy music, goth subcultures, or when someone wants to show support without using the overly cheery vibe of a ❤️. It is a go-to for situations where a standard red heart feels too intense or insincere.

History

While the red heart has been a digital staple for decades, the black heart was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 1.0. It was long requested by users who wanted a broader emotional palette beyond the primary colors available in early messaging platforms.

Details

Glyph

🖤

Unicode

U+1F5A4

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f5a4:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDDA4;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory heart

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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