White heart Emoji

Smileys

A clean, white heart shape. Unlike its colored counterparts, this emoji lacks a gradient, presenting a stark, solid appearance that stands out against bright backgrounds.

Usage Context

Used to express pure love, platonic affection, or a sense of peace and tranquility. It is frequently employed during times of mourning to pay respects or when discussing themes of cleanliness and innocence. It acts as a neutral counterpart to more intense expressions like ❤️ or 🖤.

History

The white heart was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. Its inclusion addressed a long-standing gap in the heart-shaped emoji collection, allowing users to express feelings that weren't tied to the specific emotional connotations of red, yellow, or blue hearts.

Details

Glyph

🤍

Unicode

U+1F90D

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f90d:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD0D;

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.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository