Yellow heart Emoji
Smileys
A bright, saturated yellow heart graphic. Unlike the traditional red heart ❤️, this variation signals lighthearted joy, friendship, or a sunny disposition without the weight of romantic commitment.
Usage Context
Frequently used to represent platonic love, loyalty, or a positive vibe. On platforms like Snapchat, the yellow heart is a specific notification icon indicating that two users are 'Besties' who send the most messages to each other. It pairs well with other colorful hearts like 💚 or 💙 to create a vibrant, multi-colored display of support.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, the yellow heart was introduced to expand the emotional range of color-coded heart icons. It gained massive popularity during the rise of social media apps that used color-coded status indicators to track user engagement and relationship closeness.
Details
Glyph
💛
Unicode
U+1F49B
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f49b:
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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