Sparkling heart Emoji

Smileys

A vibrant pink heart adorned with three small, four-pointed stars that suggest a glittering or radiating effect. The animation—when supported—often shows the heart pulsing with a rhythmic glow.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for expressing heightened affection, intense excitement, or a sense of 'crushing' on someone. It carries more energy than a standard ❤️ and is frequently used to add a sense of playfulness or magic to a message between friends or romantic interests.

History

Debuting in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the sparkling heart was part of the massive wave of emoji added to bridge the gap between proprietary Japanese mobile carrier sets and the global standard. It became an instant staple in early social media app culture as users looked for more expressive variations of the basic heart icon.

Details

Glyph

💖

Unicode

U+1F496

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f496:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC96;

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