Heart Decoration
๐ is the heart decoration emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). It reads as warm and affectionate. Unicode's keyword list links it with โ143โ, โemotionโ, โhearthโ, and โpurpleโ.
Tone
AffectionateIt reads as warm and affectionate.DBEmoji editorial interpretationTechnical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- HEART DECORATION
- CLDR short name
- heart decoration
- Codepoint
- U+1F49F
- Hex
- 1F49F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Unicode version
- 6.0
- First released
- 2010
- Unicode group
- Smileys & Emotion
- Unicode subgroup
- heart
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท How this data is built
GitHub shortcode
From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.
:heart_decoration:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDR143 ยท decoration ยท emotion ยท heart ยท hearth ยท purple ยท white
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How it looks

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)
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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji โ original artwork
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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ heart decoration emoji mean?
- ๐ is the heart decoration emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). It reads as warm and affectionate. Unicode's keyword list links it with โ143โ, โemotionโ, โhearthโ, and โpurpleโ.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐?
- U+1F49F, named HEART DECORATION in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ heart decoration emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โheart decorationโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐?
- On GitHub, type :heart_decoration: and it turns into ๐ โ that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.
