Heart exclamation Emoji
Smileys
A stylized punctuation mark consisting of a heart shape sitting directly on top of a single dot. It serves as an emphatic way to punctuate a sentence, giving an emotional punch to whatever statement precedes it.
Usage Context
This is frequently used in digital messaging to express intense fondness, agreement, or excitement. It bridges the gap between a standard exclamation point and a full heart emoji like ❤️, making it a go-to for adding flair to compliments or declarations of love.
History
Included as part of the Wingdings font set in the 1990s, this glyph was a staple for early desktop publishing and email signatures long before it was standardized into Unicode in 2010. It reflects the era of early internet culture where users sought creative ways to replace boring text-based punctuation.
Details
Glyph
❣
Unicode
U+2763
Shortcode
:emoji_u2763:
HTML Entity
❣
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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