Emoji With Hearts Animation 💖 — Animated Heart Emojis, Lottie & APNG
Animated heart emojis turn a flat ❤️ into a beating, sparkling, or rotating reaction — perfect for Discord servers, Telegram chats, Reels captions, and Lottie web animations. Preview every popular heart variant live, grab the Lottie / APNG / WebP export, and pair them with hand-curated transparent heart stickers.
Quick answer
An animated heart emoji is a moving Lottie / APNG / WebP version of a static Unicode heart — for example a beating 💓, a sparkling 💖, or a revolving 💞. Motion makes hearts read stronger on Discord, Telegram, Twitch, TikTok, and the open web. Preview every variant below, grab the export, then pair with hand-curated transparent heart stickers.
Every animated heart emoji — preview & download
Tap a card to copy the character. Click the name to open the animated detail page with Lottie / APNG / WebP exports.
| Emoji | Name | Motion | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | Slow pulse | U+2764 | |
| 💓 | Heartbeat with concentric pulses | U+1F493 | |
| 💗 | Scale-up loop, expanding hearts | U+1F497 | |
| 💕 | Paired bounce | U+1F495 | |
| 💞 | Orbiting hearts loop | U+1F49E | |
| 💖 | Twinkle / sparkle loop | U+1F496 | |
| 💘 | Arrow strike animation | U+1F498 | |
| 💝 | Ribbon flutter | U+1F49D | |
| ❤️🔥 | Flickering flame loop | U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F525 | |
| ❤️🩹 | Bandage stitch animation | U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1FA79 | |
| 💔 | Crack drop loop | U+1F494 | |
| 🥰 | Floating hearts around face | U+1F970 |
Open the animated detail page
Each card jumps straight to the animated detail page with the Lottie player, APNG export, and WebP download.
Which animated heart should I use?
Motion changes the meaning. A beating heart reads as hype; a growing heart reads as escalating affection; a sparkling heart reads as aesthetic warmth. Match the loop to the message.
Beating Heart
Reaction loops on Discord, gaming hype moments, fitness/cardio content.
Growing Heart
Affection that increases — soft escalation, “love you more” threads.
Sparkling Heart
Aesthetic captions, K-pop fancams, anything that benefits from twinkle.
Revolving Hearts
Mutual love loop — couples, anniversaries, friendship posts.
Heart on Fire
Passion, infatuation, “obsessed with this” energy. Flame motion sells it.
Mending Heart
Recovery posts, breakup support, healing era captions.
How DBEmoji renders animated hearts
DBEmoji streams the original Google Noto Lottie file directly from fonts.gstatic.com — no GIF baking, no quality loss, vector-perfect at any size. Each animated detail page ships three exports:
Lottie (.json)
Vector format, scalable, small file size. Best for websites and apps.
APNG (.png)
Animated PNG with transparency. Best for Discord and Slack custom emoji.
WebP (.webp)
Lightweight raster with alpha. Best for Telegram stickers and modern web.
Browse the full set on the Emoji Animation page — 881 emojis with live Lottie playback, including all 12 heart variants above.
Pair animated hearts with sticker packs
Animated hearts read better when surrounded by aesthetic transparent stickers. The DBEmoji sticker library ships ~14k transparent PNGs grouped by theme and color — these are the picks that match heart energy best.
Heart-themed sticker tags
- Heart stickersEvery heart-themed transparent PNG across the library — drops, foils, doodles, plush, pixel./sticker/tag/heart
- Coquette stickersSoft, bow-and-heart aesthetic — pairs with 🥰, 💗, ❤️./sticker/tag/coquette
- Pink stickersPink palette companions for 💗 and 💖 captions./sticker/tag/pink
- Cute stickersCute reactions that read well next to animated hearts./sticker/tag/cute
- Bow stickersRibbon and bow stickers — natural match for 💝 Heart With Ribbon./sticker/tag/bow
- Flower stickersPair flower stickers with 🌹 or 💐 next to a beating-heart loop./sticker/tag/flower
Sticker categories that pair with hearts
- Bow & CoquetteWhole category built around hearts, bows, and soft pink aesthetics./sticker/bow-coquette
- PinkPink-first sticker pack — top match for 💗 / 💖 / 🥰 captions./sticker/pink
- Fashion & BeautyLipstick, mirrors, kisses — pairs with 💋 and ❤️./sticker/fashion-beauty
- CozyMugs, blankets, plush — slow-pulse heart energy for cozy posts./sticker/cozy
Want every theme at once? Start at the sticker home /sticker or the full tag index /sticker/tags.
Where to use animated heart emojis
Discord server reactions
Upload the APNG or Lottie export as a custom Discord emoji. A beating 💓 reaction outperforms a static ❤️ for hype channels and gaming clip drops.
Telegram & Twitch chat
Telegram supports animated emoji and stickers natively; Twitch supports animated subscriber emotes. Use the WebP / APNG export for both.
TikTok / Reels captions
Stack animated hearts over caption text or as motion stickers. The 💞 revolving loop reads as kinetic love at any speed.
Lottie web animations
Embed the JSON Lottie file in your site to render a vector-perfect, scalable heart animation that stays sharp on retina displays at any size.
GIF reactions
Export to APNG → convert to GIF for legacy chat apps and email signatures that don't support APNG transparency.
Wedding & Valentine assets
Pair a 💝 ribbon flutter or 💖 sparkle loop with bow / coquette / flower stickers for invitations, save-the-dates, and Valentine's posts.
FAQ — animated heart emojis
- What is an animated heart emoji?
- An animated heart emoji is a moving version of a static Unicode heart (for example ❤️, 💕, 💗) rendered via Lottie, APNG, or WebP. The Unicode codepoint stays identical — the animation is supplied by the platform's emoji font (Google Noto Animated, Microsoft Fluent UI Animated) or by an exported file you embed yourself.
- Where can I use animated heart emojis?
- Animated rendering is supported on Discord, Telegram, Twitch, and Slack (custom emoji), plus any website that loads the Lottie or APNG file. Standard text fields — SMS, iMessage, most websites, X/Twitter timeline — still render hearts as static glyphs even if you typed the same codepoint.
- How do I download an animated heart emoji from DBEmoji?
- Open any heart emoji detail page (for example /emoji/sparkling-heart-1f496), switch to the animated tab, and use the Lottie / APNG / WebP export buttons. Lottie is best for the web; APNG for Discord; WebP for Telegram stickers.
- Which animated heart emoji is the most popular?
- ❤️ Red Heart remains the most-sent heart emoji on every major platform. For motion specifically, 💓 Beating Heart and 💖 Sparkling Heart are the two most-used animated variants — beating for reactions, sparkling for aesthetic captions.
- What is the difference between APNG and Lottie heart emojis?
- APNG is a raster animation format — fixed pixel size, transparent background, supported as a custom emoji on Discord and Slack. Lottie is a vector animation format defined in JSON — infinitely scalable, smaller file size, ideal for embedding in websites and apps. Use APNG for chat custom emoji, Lottie for the web.
- Can I pair animated heart emojis with stickers?
- Yes — that's how most aesthetic posts work. Combine an animated heart (💗 growing or 💖 sparkling) with curated transparent PNG stickers from the DBEmoji sticker library. Best matches: /sticker/tag/heart, /sticker/tag/coquette, /sticker/bow-coquette, and /sticker/pink.
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FAQ
What is an animated heart emoji?
An animated heart emoji is a moving version of a static Unicode heart (for example ❤️, 💕, 💗) rendered via Lottie, APNG, or WebP. The Unicode codepoint stays identical — the animation is supplied by the platform's emoji font (Google Noto Animated, Microsoft Fluent UI Animated) or by an exported file you embed yourself.
Where can I use animated heart emojis?
Animated rendering is supported on Discord, Telegram, Twitch, and Slack (custom emoji), plus any website that loads the Lottie or APNG file. Standard text fields — SMS, iMessage, most websites, X/Twitter timeline — still render hearts as static glyphs even if you typed the same codepoint.
How do I download an animated heart emoji from DBEmoji?
Open any heart emoji detail page (for example /emoji/sparkling-heart-1f496), switch to the animated tab, and use the Lottie / APNG / WebP export buttons. Lottie is best for the web; APNG for Discord; WebP for Telegram stickers.
Which animated heart emoji is the most popular?
❤️ Red Heart remains the most-sent heart emoji on every major platform. For motion specifically, 💓 Beating Heart and 💖 Sparkling Heart are the two most-used animated variants — beating for reactions, sparkling for aesthetic captions.
What is the difference between APNG and Lottie heart emojis?
APNG is a raster animation format — fixed pixel size, transparent background, supported as a custom emoji on Discord and Slack. Lottie is a vector animation format defined in JSON — infinitely scalable, smaller file size, ideal for embedding in websites and apps. Use APNG for chat custom emoji, Lottie for the web.
Can I pair animated heart emojis with stickers?
Yes — that's how most aesthetic posts work. Combine an animated heart (💗 growing or 💖 sparkling) with curated transparent PNG stickers from the DBEmoji sticker library. Best matches: /sticker/tag/heart, /sticker/tag/coquette, /sticker/bow-coquette, and /sticker/pink.