Heavy Black Heart
The heavy heart is the base character behind the red heart emoji. Pasted as plain text it usually shows as a bold black heart, and as an emoji where colour rendering is on. The heavy black heart (❤) sits at code point U+2764 in Unicode. It belongs to the hearts family and pastes as plain text, so it keeps working across documents, messages and web pages. Below you can copy it in one click and grab the exact HTML, CSS and JavaScript codes you need to reproduce it anywhere.
How to type the heavy black heart symbol
- Copy and paste: click the ❤ at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac). This is the fastest route on any device.
- HTML: write
❤in your markup. - CSS: use
content: "\2764"in a::beforeor::afterrule. - JavaScript: the escape
\u2764produces this character in a string.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the heavy black heart symbol?
Click the ❤ above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for heavy black heart?
The heavy black heart has the Unicode code point U+2764. In HTML you can write it as ❤ or ❤.
Does the heavy black heart symbol work everywhere?
In almost every modern app and font, yes. If a font does not include this glyph you may see a placeholder box, but the underlying character U+2764 is still correct and will render in a font that supports it.
Related symbols
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