Discover the Meaning of Each Heart Emoji and Its Colors

❣️❤️🧡💛🤍 The Color of the Heart Emoji You Send Makes All the Difference! 💚💜💙🖤💖

Today we are going to take a good look at the different colors of heart emoji. Because if you didn’t already know, There are more than 20 different heart emoji options on the default keyboard for people to choose from.

That means there’s an exact reason why the person you’re seeing sent you an orange heart emoji instead of a red one.

Emojis really work like a science. According to a 2021 Adobe study, 67% of emoji users worldwide think other people who use emojis are friendlier, funnier and nicer than those who don’t. Furthermore, more than half of these people are more comfortable expressing their feelings through emojis than through traditional conversations.

So yes, it’s fair to say that the colorful heart emoji you send and receive is cool as hell! And while there’s no ~official~ translation, here are some general guidelines and tips on what exactly each heart emoji means when you send or receive it from someone.

💙 Blue Heart Emoji 💙

Blue hearts have energy! This is because the blue heart implies a kind of superficial friendship. You don’t send a blue heart to someone you trust with your emotional baggage. You send it to people you see once a month or that girl you promise you’ll have a beer “one of these days.”

Good for: group chats when you have nothing to add, message your parents when they ask where you are, people who DM you on Instagram in a non-sexual context.

bad for: Hmmm… no bad context. The blue heart emoji is perfect!

💛 Yellow Heart Emoji 💛

This is a very friendly energy, likely used in a family relationship, friendship, or something a little more romantic. This emoji is seen more in Mother’s Day posts, conversations with your grandmother and other friendly and supportive figures.

Good for: New relationships where you want to show affection without being too intense or towards family members.

bad for: Anyone you’ve seen nude or would like to see nude eventually.

💜 Purple Heart Emoji 💜

If you didn’t already know, the purple heart is considered a horny emoji.

Alternatively, if you see him popping up in your family’s WhatsApp group, you can send a Yellow Heart Emoji to nullify your grandfather’s Purple. Purple can sometimes get a little chaotic. Use at your own risk.

Good for: Shamelessly draw someone’s attention.

bad for: Anyone whose parents you knew.

🤍 White Heart Emoji 🤍

This emoji is a little more recent, the white heart looks clean, minimalist and, yes, kind of sterile. At best, it’s a good but dull heart. This is very different from the number 7, the heart outline emoji, as this is a filled dimensional white heart, making it much more, well… intentionally white. Sometimes even, in a way, icy.

As always, context is everything. At worst, it can look like a bland thing. But if you’re giving someone ice, you can use it as a response rather than thinking about something to rewrite.

Good for: Show support after the loss of a loved one, give someone ice cream or use in instagram photo captions along with some other black and white monochrome emoji palette.

bad for: Showing support after the loss of a pet (I don’t know why, but red hearts are universally better for showing pet-related love).

♥️ Plain Red Heart Emoji ♥️

While it may look similar to the classic red heart, the plain red heart is actually part of the card suit collection. The message is the same as the classic red heart, but shows a bit of hurried use or infrequent use of heart emoji or familiarity. No one should choose the plain red heart if they are using the other colored heart emoji palette.

Good for: phrases of love and demonstration of love with the same intention as the classic red heart emoji when you can’t find it in the rush hour.

bad for: Use as a replacement for the classic red heart emoji. This emoji shouldn’t have any place in your “frequently used” emoji tray.

♡ Contoured Heart Emoji ♡

The contoured heart emoji is a little harder to find (you’ll likely find it using the keyboard’s control + command + spacebar function, but scrolling to it is another story). The contoured heart is often used a lot as a copy-paste heart, meaning it’s intentional… and as such, too intentional to be used at will.

Good for: If you’re Ariana Grande, 21 or younger, show your friends how much you love them.

bad for: casual relationships or relationships you are trying to look casual.

🫀 Anatomical Heart Emoji 🫀

A new heart addition to the emoji family as part of the 2020 update, the anatomical heart is the perfect combination of cute and scary, for anyone who likes that sort of thing.

Good for: Medical students or friends and lovers with a sense of humor.

bad for: A new relationship, repeated replacement with a red heart and parents or grandparents (they won’t understand).

❤️ Red Heart Emoji ❤️

Although classically considered the most romantic heart, it is also the most basic. It’s impressive just the first time you send or receive it. If a new partner is sending you this, yes, it’s a statement, but if you’ve been dating for a few years and that’s all you’re getting – you need to diversify.

It can also be considered a timeless support emoji of platonic love, acceptable to send to friends going through grief or loss to show support.

Good for: The honeymoon phase of a new relationship or showing support for a friend.

bad for: Good night messages right after a first date.

🧡 Orange Heart Emoji 🧡

This is the coward’s red heart. Usually used by people whose fingers hover over the red heart but ultimately decide (cowardly) to send the orange one. It’s too close to the red heart to be an accident and too random a color to mean anything else.

Good for: Cowards who don’t take on a relationship.

bad for: Anything beyond that.

💚 Green Heart Emoji 💚

This is a buck heart emoji. Your best friend must use it a lot. Despite being literally green, it has nothing to do with any environmental context, although it is widely used by people who do good and love the environment.

You’re likely to use it at the end of a message like “Hey, I know we haven’t spoken in a while, but I wanted to call you for coffee…💚”.

Good for: acquaintances, people you meet through mutual friends.

bad for: Anyone you wouldn’t accept for coffee.

🖤 ​​Black Heart Emoji 🖤

Most often used ironically, the black heart is a symbol of deep, embarrassing, and romantic love. Like, wow, you could completely crush my hopes and dreams in a millisecond because my heart is in your hands and it doesn’t make me feel comfortable! But it’s exciting!

Good for: Your soulmate or your twin flame.

bad for: Someone you’re hooking up with.

💔 Broken Heart Emoji 💔

This is a type of emoji that is very often misused by many people. Using a heartbroken emoji in a serious context is a bit embarrassing as it can be seen as an attempt to take the blame away from someone (a call is much better for this kind of situation).

Good for: Sending your partner through a difficult time if they let you down (but a disappointment you’ll obviously forgive – you just don’t want to give in just yet).

bad for: Truly expressing a broken heart or frustrated expectations.

❣️ Heart Emoji Exclamation Point❣️

You didn’t know that this heart referred to an exclamation point, did you?! Me either. I found out not long ago.

This is a fun and energetic heart with a super versatile application. Use it with a person you’re interested in but haven’t made the final decision on, with friends, family – this emoji is all good!

The excitement and heart vertigo of the exclamation point implies that you really enjoy the other person’s company and are super excited to see them. There is an immediacy about this emoji that makes it perfect when confirming a plan.

Good for: tell someone you are looking forward to meeting them, to use in your captions for photos alone, in the family group.

bad for: Serious conversations.

💕 Two Hearts Emoji Stick Together 💕

Two hearts stuck together are super flirtatious. This is a good entry-level emoji to throw in the mix when you start dating someone. They also have great energy. A lot of “you and me until the end of time and no one separates us”.

Good for: Send someone new you like, seductive DM slides and the constant chatter between you and your best friend.

bad for: Someone you’re about to break up with or anyone you might feel is more into you than you are into her.

💞 Orbiting Hearts Emoji 💞

This is the heart of Mind-Fusion – otherwise known as when you and someone else are on the same level about something.

Good for: Have a WhatsApp conversation, accept an apology, forgive someone and apologize to someone.

bad for: Platonic loves – just send a red heart, ok?!

💓 Vibrant Pink Heart Emoji 💓

You’re vibrating, you adore the other person, and probably one of you just got emotional (with good results)! This is a really good apology heart, no matter which end of the apology you are on. It’s basically saying “all is forgiven” or “I understand and still accept you as you are”.

Good for: Apologies, confessions of love.

bad for: Platonic love, once again… use the red heart.

💗 Pink Crescent Heart Emoji 💗

Are you literally the Grinch? Because that’s the only acceptable situation to use this emoji. Some emoji scholars interpret it as a beating heart and therefore a complementary emoji for sending and receiving. But, unfortunately, they are wrong.

Good for: An apology tour after terrorizing Whoville.

bad for: ALL OTHERS…