Purple heart Emoji

Smileys

A vibrant, heart-shaped icon rendered in deep purple. It stands out from the standard red heart by offering a cooler, more distinct color profile while maintaining the same rounded, classic shape.

Usage Context

Widely used to convey supportive love, glamour, or a sense of luxury. It is a staple in fan culture, particularly within the BTS ARMY community, and is often used to show empathy or affection in social media threads. It pairs well with other heart variants like ❤️ or 💙 to create color-coded emotional messages.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the purple heart arrived as part of the broader expansion of colored heart emojis. Its popularity surged as mobile messaging platforms evolved, becoming a go-to choice for users who wanted to signal 'purple love' or express sentiment that felt slightly more nuanced than the basic red version.

Details

Glyph

💜

Unicode

U+1F49C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f49c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC9C;

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.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository