Black heart

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About the 🖤 Black heart emoji

The 🖤 Black heart emoji is part of the Smileys & Emotion category and the emotion group on DBEmoji. It reads as warm, affectionate, and romantic, so it slots naturally into messages that match that energy. Shortcodes such as :black_heart:, :black:, and :evil: resolve to this emoji on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

Black heart (Unicode codepoint U+1F5A4) black heart (🖤) from Smileys & Emotion. Reads love.. Black heart is the long name of 🖤, an emoji that lives in the Smileys & Emotion corner of the spec. Smiley emojis like 🖤 carry tone better than punctuation; drop one in to steer how a sentence is parsed. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F5A4; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F5A4. Unicode introduced it in v9.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v10.2. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:black_heart:`, `:black:`, `:evil:`, `:wicked:`. Its color profile reads gray — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: heart, love, black, evil, and wicked. Tone first, content second — 🖤 prefaces a sentence the way a stage direction does in a script. Copy 🖤 in one click and drop it into chat threads, captions, code comments, or design files. Most people use it to signal a love tone in chats, captions, and posts.

When to use 🖤 Black heart

• Captioning romantic photos, anniversary posts, or sweet notes
• Reacting to friends' wedding or engagement announcements
• Adding warmth to chat messages between partners or close friends
• Adding visual context to social posts, chats, and captions

Combinations and pairings

• Pair 🖤 with heart-themed, love-themed, and black-themed emojis to reinforce the same vibe in one message.
• Stack 🖤 next to other love emojis when the goal is to lean into the love emotion without spelling it out.
• Lead a caption with 🖤 for a quick visual hook, or close a sentence with it as a reaction.

How to copy the 🖤 Black heart emoji

1. 1Open the emoji page. Visit the Black heart emoji page on DBEmoji to see the character, codepoint, and meaning side by side.
2. 2Tap Copy emoji. Click the "Copy emoji" button. The 🖤 character is placed on your clipboard instantly — no signup, no download.
3. 3Paste anywhere. Paste into any chat app, social network, document, or text field that supports Unicode. The emoji renders using the platform's native style.

Frequently asked questions

What does the 🖤 Black heart emoji mean?

Black heart is the long name of 🖤, an emoji that lives in the Smileys & Emotion corner of the spec. Smiley emojis like 🖤 carry tone better than punctuation; drop one in to steer how a sentence is parsed. In hex, the codepoint reads 1F5A4; the canonical Unicode form is U+1F5A4. Unicode introduced it in v9.0; Apple's iOS has carried it since v10.2. On platforms that use shortcodes (Slack, Discord, GitHub), it answers to `:black_heart:`, `:black:`, `:evil:`, `:wicked:`. Its color profile reads gray — a useful hint when filtering by tone. Closely related themes: heart, love, black, evil, and wicked. Tone first, content second — 🖤 prefaces a sentence the way a stage direction does in a script. Copy 🖤 in one click and drop it into chat threads, captions, code comments, or design files.

What is the Unicode codepoint for Black heart?

The 🖤 Black heart emoji is encoded as U+1F5A4 (hex 1F5A4). It belongs to the Emotion group inside Smileys & Emotion.

How do I copy the 🖤 emoji?

Open this page and click "Copy emoji". The 🖤 character is copied to your clipboard so you can paste it into any app that supports Unicode emojis.

Does Black heart have shortcodes?

Yes. Common shortcodes include :black_heart:, :black:, :evil:, and :wicked:. Platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub render these as the 🖤 emoji automatically.