Meaning
A heart split in two โ heartbreak, loss, or emotional pain.
Broken heart โ Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
For breakups, loss, disappointment so deep it hurts, or sympathy for someone else's pain.
Tone
Sad and final.
Common uses
- breakups
- deep disappointment
- expressing grief
- sympathy
Watch out
Heavy โ for everyday small letdowns it overdramatizes.
Examples
- I'm heartbroken ๐
- it's over ๐
- this hurt ๐
- sending you strength ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
- Code points
U+1F494- Unicode name
- broken heart
- Category
- Smileys & EmotionHearts
- Unicode
- 6.0 ยท 2010Emoji 0.6Unicode history
- Keywords
- breakbrokencrushedemotionheartheartbrokenlonelysademojimeaningmean
Developer
Unicode data
U+1F494broken heartF0 9F 92 94Shortcodes
:broken_heart:HTML & CSS
💔💔\1F494 Languages
\u{1F494}\U0001F494\x{1F494}\u{1F494}Encodings
xn--zr8h%F0%9F%92%94See this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ broken heart mean?
A heart split in two โ heartbreak, loss, or emotional pain.
How is ๐ broken heart used in conversation?
For breakups, loss, disappointment so deep it hurts, or sympathy for someone else's pain.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ broken heart?
Heavy โ for everyday small letdowns it overdramatizes.