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 Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory heart
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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