Growing heart Emoji
Smileys
A series of three pink hearts in varying sizes, nested inside one another to create an expanding effect. The visual style suggests a rhythmic pulsing or a rapid growth in intensity.
Usage Context
Used to show feelings that are building up or becoming overwhelming, like falling in love, feeling excitement, or experiencing a sudden rush of affection. It is a more intense version of the standard ❤️ and often signals that the sender is feeling butterflies or significant nervousness.
History
Part of the expansion of emoji sets in the early 2010s, this design gained popularity on mobile messaging platforms in Japan before being integrated into Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It was created to help digital users express a more dynamic range of emotions that static heart icons couldn't quite capture.
Details
Glyph
💗
Unicode
U+1F497
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f497:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory heart
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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