broken heart

A heart split down the middle

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Code points
U+1F494
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Smileys & Emotion

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 ๐Ÿ’”
  • it's over ๐Ÿ’”
  • this hurt ๐Ÿ’”
  • sending you strength ๐Ÿ’”

Also known as

broken heartheartbreaksad heart

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Used in combos

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heartbroken and crying
dead love
crying heartbreak
broken heart, black heart โ€” ended love
no contact after the break
breakup playlist
breakup over text
walking away after the break

Related collections

Emoji names around the world

Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ€” official Unicode data.

Related kaomoji

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crying kaomoji โ€” tears streaming
crying kaomoji โ€” tears streaming
crying kaomoji โ€” tears streaming
crying kaomoji โ€” tears streaming
crying kaomoji โ€” tears streaming
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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

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F494
Unicode namebroken heart
UTF-8F0 9F 92 94
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):broken_heart:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)💔
HTML (decimal)💔
CSS\1F494
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F494}
Python\U0001F494
Perl\x{1F494}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F494}
Encodings
Punycodexn--zr8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%92%94

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Noto Emoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
Noto EmojiGoogle Fonts ยท SIL OFL 1.1
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TwemojiTwemoji project ยท CC BY 4.0
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OpenMojiOpenMoji project ยท CC BY-SA 4.0
Fluent Emoji โ€” Licenses & attribution
Fluent EmojiMicrosoft ยท MIT

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Frequently asked

What does ๐Ÿ’” broken heart mean?

A heart split in two โ€” heartbreak, loss, or emotional pain.

How is ๐Ÿ’” 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 ๐Ÿ’” broken heart?

Heavy โ€” for everyday small letdowns it overdramatizes.