Broken Heart Symbol

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Broken Heart Symbol

💔Broken heartU+1F494Ready to copy

72 broken hearts. Tap one to copy it.

The broken heart and its shelf 10

Faces that go with it 8

Broken heart symbols in plain text 12

Heartbreak in Han characters 6

Crossed-out words, dividers and rows 13

Small ASCII hearts and signs 5

Heartbreak combos 18

Next step Every heart colour, with the Emoji version of each

How it works

The broken heart symbol is Broken heart, U+1F494, and Copy above takes it. It has no plain-text form, so the text version is typed: </3. The 71 tiles below add the mending heart, faces, text hearts, crossed-out words and combos.

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Broken, mending, whole

Unicode prints Mending heart two places after the broken one, with Heart on fire between. Both are Emoji 13.1 sequences: Red heart, a joiner, then Adhesive bandage or Fire. A phone without them shows the parts side by side. Broken chain, Emoji 15.1, is the only other emoji with broken in its name.

Where emoji are refused

For broken heart symbol copy and paste in a name field that throws emoji out, try the third group. ♥︎¦♥︎ is two card suits parted by ¦, which Unicode names Broken bar. The fourth group is heartbreak as words: 失恋 is Japanese for unrequited love, and 心碎, heart plus break, is Chinese for heartbroken.

Tips
  • Heart break emoji copy and paste, as two words, is the same character: search takes heartbreak either way and lists Broken heart first.
  • The crossed-out words are letters each followed by U+0336, a combining stroke. Where an app strips it, love arrives unharmed.
  • The ASCII hearts only hold their shape in a monospaced font: 22 columns at most, six lines at most.

Questions and answers

Is there a heartbreak emoji?

Yes, one. Heartbreak emoji copy and paste means Broken heart, U+1F494. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files heartbroken, crushed and lonely under it and under no other emoji. Of the 25 emoji in Unicode's heart section, it is the only one filed under sad.

How do you type a broken heart on a keyboard?

Less than, slash, three: </3, which is the typed heart <3 with a slash through it. Wikipedia's list of emoticons records that form and <\3. Unicode has no plain-text broken heart: U+1F494 is the only character with both words in its name.

What does the mending heart emoji mean?

Getting better, by its search words: CLDR files Mending heart under mending, recovering, recuperating, improving, healthier and well. The broken heart dates from Emoji 0.6, the oldest version, so it reaches phones the mending one does not.

Is there a black broken heart emoji?

No. Unicode has one broken heart and no variants of it. The nearest is the combo Black and broken, or the text-style Red heart, a character Unicode names heavy black heart: where the text style holds, it takes the colour of your words.

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All 72 broken hearts

The broken heart and its shelf 10

  • Adhesive bandage U+1FA79. The plaster from the mending heart, on its own. Emoji 12.0.
  • Black heart U+1F5A4. For the mood after. CLDR lists evil and wicked. Emoji 3.0.
  • Broken chain U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5. The only other emoji with broken in its name, and the newest emoji on this page, from Emoji 15.1. CLDR lists break and broken for it, as for the heart, and then freedom.
  • Broken heart U+1F494. The one character Unicode names broken heart. CLDR files heartbroken, crushed and lonely under it and under no other emoji. It has no text style. Emoji 0.6.
  • Heart exclamation U+2763 U+FE0F. The neighbour on the other side. Unicode names the character heavy heart exclamation mark ornament, and CLDR lists punctuation. Emoji 1.0.
  • Heart on fire U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F525. The emoji printed between the broken heart and the mending one. A sequence as well: Red heart, a joiner and Fire. CLDR lists burn and lust. Emoji 13.1.
  • Heart with arrow U+1F498. Where it started. CLDR lists cupid. Emoji 0.6.
  • Mending heart U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1FA79. Printed two places after the broken one. It is a sequence: Red heart, a joiner and Adhesive bandage. CLDR lists mending, recovering and improving. Emoji 13.1.
  • Red heart U+2764 U+FE0F. The whole one, for the before and the after. CLDR lists love and emotion. Emoji 0.6.
  • Wilted flower U+1F940. CLDR lists dying and wilted. Unicode's notes point from it to the rose. Emoji 3.0.
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Faces that go with it 8

  • Crying face U+1F622. One tear. CLDR lists miss, sad and tear. Emoji 0.6.
  • Face exhaling U+1F62E U+200D U+1F4A8. A sequence, like the mending heart: a face, a joiner and the puff of air. CLDR lists sigh and relief. Emoji 13.1.
  • Face holding back tears U+1F979. CLDR lists resist and sad. From Emoji 14.0, which makes it the newest face here.
  • Face with head-bandage U+1F915. CLDR lists hurt and ouch. Emoji 1.0.
  • Loudly crying face U+1F62D. All of the tears. CLDR lists sob and bawling. Emoji 0.6.
  • Pensive face U+1F614. The quiet one. CLDR lists dejected and lost. Emoji 0.6.
  • Pleading face U+1F97A. CLDR lists begging, mercy and why. Emoji 11.0.
  • Smiling face with tear U+1F972. Fine, thanks. CLDR lists pain, relieved and smiling. Emoji 13.0.

Broken heart symbols in plain text 12

  • ♡⚡︎♡ Two hearts with a lightning bolt between them
  • ♥︎ ♥︎ ♡ Two hearts left, the way a game counts lives
  • ♥︎¦♥︎ Two hearts, parted by a broken bar
  • <//3 Broken twice over, from plain keys
  • </3 Broken heart from plain keys: less than, slash, three
  • <\3 The other typed form Wikipedia lists, slash leaning back
  • Broken bar U+00A6 Broken bar. The other character with broken in its name that sits well beside a heart. Unicode's notes call it a broken vertical bar and, in typography, a parted rule.
  • Heart exclamation, text style U+2763 U+FE0E. Heart exclamation, followed by the selector that asks for plain text. The exclamation mark ornament as a plain mark, for the end of a sentence.
  • Heart suit, text style U+2665 U+FE0E. Heart suit, followed by the selector that asks for plain text. The card suit, as text. The pair to the white one below.
  • Red heart, text style U+2764 U+FE0E. Red heart, followed by the selector that asks for plain text. Unicode names the character heavy black heart. The selector asks for a plain heart in the colour of your words, and the app has the last say.
  • Rotated heart bullet U+2765 Rotated heavy black heart bullet. A heart on its side, by Unicode's own name for it: rotated heavy black heart bullet.
  • White heart suit U+2661 White heart suit. The card suit Unicode calls white. It is a character and not an emoji, so it takes the colour of your words.

Heartbreak in Han characters 6

  • 傷心 Shāngxīn, Chinese: sad, grieved, brokenhearted
  • 失恋 Shitsuren, Japanese: unrequited love, a broken heart
  • 心碎 Xīnsuì, Chinese: heartbroken
  • Broken, as a Han character U+788E CJK unified ideograph-788E. Unihan defines it as break, smash; broken, busted. Heart plus this is the Chinese word for heartbroken.
  • Heart, as a Han character U+5FC3 CJK unified ideograph-5FC3. Unihan's definition opens heart; mind, intelligence; soul. It is the second half of one Chinese word above and the first half of the other.
  • Love, as a Han character U+604B CJK unified ideograph-604B. Unihan defines it as love; long for, yearn for. The character before it in the Japanese word, 失, is defined as lose.

Crossed-out words, dividers and rows 13

  • ───── 💔 ───── Divider with the broken heart in the middle
  • 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 over, in bold script
  • ＨＥＡＲＴＢＲＯＫＥＮ HEARTBROKEN in fullwidth letters
  • <3 -> </3 -> <3 Whole, broken, whole again, from plain keys
  • <3 <3 </3 Two whole hearts and a broken one, from plain keys
  • </3 name </3 A name between two typed broken hearts: type over name
  • ───── </3 ───── The same divider with the typed heart
  • [███░░░░░░░] 30% Mending, 30 percent done
  • f̶o̶r̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ Forever, crossed out
  • l̶o̶v̶e̶ Love, crossed out letter by letter
  • ǝʌol Love, turned upside down
  • u̶s̶ Us, crossed out
  • y̶o̶u̶ ̶+̶ ̶m̶e̶ You + me, crossed out

Small ASCII hearts and signs 5

  • Closed for repairs A sign on a post, with the typed heart in the corner. Plain ASCII, 22 columns wide.
  • Heart, out of order A whole heart with a notice on it. Plain ASCII, 12 columns wide.
  • Small cracked heart The crack runs from the dip to the point. Six lines of plain ASCII, 12 columns wide.
  • Two halves, drifting apart The same heart after the crack won. Five lines of plain ASCII, 15 columns wide.
  • We need to talk A speech bubble with the four words nobody wants. Type over them. Plain ASCII, 22 columns wide.

Heartbreak combos 18

  • A new day Broken heart, then right arrow, then sunrise. CLDR lists morning for the sunrise.
  • Airport goodbye Airplane departure, then broken heart. CLDR lists departure and departures.
  • Black and broken Black heart, then broken heart. Unicode has one broken heart and no black one. This pair is the nearest.
  • Broken, mending, whole Broken heart, then right arrow, then mending heart, then right arrow, then red heart. Three hearts in the order you would hope for. The middle one is from Emoji 13.1.
  • Chocolate first Broken heart, then chocolate bar. CLDR lists sweet and tooth for the bar.
  • Cupid, then the sequel Heart with arrow, then right arrow, then broken heart. CLDR lists cupid for the first heart.
  • Dumped by text Mobile phone, then speech balloon, then broken heart. CLDR lists sms and text for the speech balloon.
  • The finale did this Television, then broken heart. CLDR lists tv for the set.
  • Ghosted Ghost, then broken heart. CLDR lists haunting for the ghost.
  • Ice cream for dinner Broken heart, then ice cream, then spoon. CLDR lists dessert for the ice cream and eat for the spoon.
  • Left on read Speech balloon, then eyes, then broken heart. CLDR lists seeing for the eyes and message for the balloon.
  • Lost the final 2nd place medal, then broken heart. CLDR lists second and silver for the medal.
  • Out of tissues Loudly crying face, then roll of paper, then broken heart. Unicode has no tissue emoji. CLDR lists paper and towels for the roll.
  • Rained on Cloud with rain, then broken heart. CLDR lists rain and weather for the cloud.
  • Ring, returned Ring, then right arrow curving left, then broken heart. CLDR lists engagement and wedding for the ring.
  • Roses, a week later Rose, then right arrow, then wilted flower. Unicode's notes on the wilted flower point back to the rose.
  • Sad songs on repeat Headphone, then repeat button, then broken heart. CLDR lists repeat for the button.
  • Stitching it up Broken heart, then sewing needle, then thread. CLDR lists stitches for the needle. Sewing needle is from Emoji 13.0.

How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-20, not typed by hand. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. The broken heart is U+1F494, Emoji 0.6, in the group Smileys & Emotion, subgroup heart, printed after heart exclamation and before heart on fire, mending heart and red heart. The subgroup holds 25 emoji. Mending heart and heart on fire are Emoji 13.1 sequences of red heart, a zero width joiner and adhesive bandage or fire. Two emoji names hold the word broken: broken heart and broken chain (Emoji 15.1). The search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml, main branch). CLDR lists break, broken, crushed, emotion, heart, heartbroken, lonely and sad for the broken heart; heartbroken, crushed and lonely lead to no other emoji, heartbreak leads to none, and no other emoji in the heart subgroup is filed under sad. The text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). U+1F494 has no text form there; U+2764, U+2763, U+2665 and U+26A1 do. Every character that is not an emoji was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and a note that names a character uses its name from that file. U+1F494 BROKEN HEART is the only character whose name holds both words, and NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt), gives it no note. The names of U+2763, U+2764 and U+2765, the pointer from the wilted flower to the rose and the notes on U+00A6 BROKEN BAR (broken vertical bar, parted rule) come from the same file. The typed forms </3 and <\3 are the two the Wikipedia list of emoticons gives for a broken heart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons, wikitext read on 2026-09-20). The meanings of the Han characters are the kDefinition values of the Unihan database, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). The senses and readings of the three words come from Wiktionary, read on 2026-09-20: U+5931 U+604B (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%B1%E6%81%8B), U+5FC3 U+788E (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BF%83%E7%A2%8E) and U+50B7 U+5FC3 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%82%B7%E5%BF%83). What a device without a joined sequence shows (the separate emoji, side by side) is from Unicode Technical Standard #51, version 18.0, section 2.5, Emoji ZWJ Sequences (https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/, read on 2026-09-20). Apart from </3 and <\3, the text hearts, the 13 lines, the 5 ASCII drawings and the 18 combos are this site's own work, assembled from character names. No combo holds a person or a hand, so nothing here takes a skin tone. The Unicode and CLDR files were checked on 2026-09-19, and Wikipedia and Wiktionary on 2026-09-20. Licence: own work