Meaning
A pink heart with sparkles โ affection with a little extra shine.
Sparkling heart โ Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
Softer than โค๏ธ and sparklier: used for cute things, best friends, aesthetics, and 'I love this so much'.
Tone
Playful and sweet.
Common uses
- reacting to cute content
- best-friend affection
- aesthetic posts
- saying 'obsessed'
Watch out
Can read very young or very feminine in tone โ context decides whether that fits.
Examples
- this is everything ๐
- my bestie ๐
- new nails ๐
- you're the sweetest ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F496sparkling heartF0 9F 92 96Shortcodes
:sparkling_heart:HTML & CSS
💖💖\1F496 Languages
\u{1F496}\U0001F496\x{1F496}\u{1F496}Encodings
xn--1r8h%F0%9F%92%96See this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ sparkling heart mean?
A pink heart with sparkles โ affection with a little extra shine.
How is ๐ sparkling heart used in conversation?
Softer than โค๏ธ and sparklier: used for cute things, best friends, aesthetics, and 'I love this so much'.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ sparkling heart?
Can read very young or very feminine in tone โ context decides whether that fits.