Sparkling Heart

💖 is a sparkling heart. It shows joyful, excited affection.

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Tone

AffectionateIt reads as warm and affectionate.DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: SPARKLING HEART
CLDR short name: sparkling heart
Codepoint: U+1F496
Hex: 1F496
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 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · 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.

:sparkling_heart:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

143 · emotion · excited · good · heart · ily · kisses · morning · night · sparkle · sparkling · xoxo

How it looks

Sparkling Heart — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Sparkling Heart — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

Renders 💖 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 💖. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 💖 sparkling heart emoji mean?: 💖 is a sparkling heart. It shows joyful, excited affection.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 💖?: U+1F496, named SPARKLING HEART in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 💖 sparkling heart 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 💖 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “sparkling heart”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 💖 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 💖?: On GitHub, type :sparkling_heart: and it turns into 💖 — 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.