Love letter Emoji

Smileys

A white envelope sealed with a bright pink heart. It looks like a physical, handwritten note that has been folded up and stamped to signify a message of affection or a secret confession.

Usage Context

Used to denote romantic gestures, sending love to someone, or sharing a heartfelt message. It serves as a more intimate, sentimental alternative to standard mail icons like ✉️ or the digital 📧, often appearing during Valentine's Day or when someone is expressing deep personal feelings.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0, the love letter was designed to reflect the classic tradition of sending scented or heart-sealed notes. It draws on the history of handwritten correspondence that predates modern email, grounding digital messaging in the human habit of physical letter writing.

Details

Glyph

💌

Unicode

U+1F48C

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f48c:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC8C;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Smileys

Subcategory heart

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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