Copy and paste the Beating Heart emoji (💓) in one click. Explore its Smileys & Emotion meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) developer codes (U+1F493).
Unicode Definition: A pink or red heart flanked by radiating vibration lines on either side simulating a pulsing heartbeat.
Context & Expression: Signifies a racing heartbeat, nervous excitement, fluttering butterflies, or deep affection.
Context Tip: Pairing Beating Heart (💓) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Commonly sent before big dates, waiting for major news, or when someone you admire messages you.
Combine 💓 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Beating Heart emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
Are you ready to walk out on stage for the keynote speech?
Heart is pounding in my chest 💓 but adrenaline is kicking in, let's do this!
You've practiced this a dozen times, you're going to crush it!
Apple renders subtle curved acoustic-style pulse ripples; Google uses prominent blue or pink vibration brackets; Microsoft displays symmetrical pulse arcs.
High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting
System Font: 'Apple Color Emoji'| Platform / Vendor | Glyph Preview | System Emoji Font | Rendering Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS / macOS | 💓 | Apple Color Emoji | High-detail 3D vector/bitmap artwork with specular lighting |
| Google Android | 💓 | Noto Color Emoji | Clean, rounded Noto Color Emoji vector geometry |
| Samsung One UI | 💓 | Samsung Color Emoji | Vibrant high-contrast One UI color styling |
| Microsoft Windows | 💓 | Segoe UI Emoji | Fluent Design 3D shading (renders 2-letter ISO codes for country flags) |
| X / Discord (Twemoji) | 💓 | Twitter Color Emoji | Flat minimalist Twemoji SVG iconography |
Verified Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS/JS escapes, UTF-8 bytes, and version data.
| Character | 💓 |
|---|---|
| Official Unicode Name | Beating Heart |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F493 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 💓 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 💓 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F493 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F493} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 92 93 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :beating_heart: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Category & Subgroup | Smileys & Emotion (love) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Signifies a racing heartbeat, nervous excitement, fluttering butterflies, or deep affection. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion category and was standardized in Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010).
Commonly sent before big dates, waiting for major news, or when someone you admire messages you.
Click the "Copy Emoji (💓)" button at the top of this page to copy the character to your clipboard, then press Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux), Cmd+V (macOS), or long-press Paste (iOS/Android) in any app.
The Unicode code point is U+1F493 (Emoji 0.6 / Unicode 6.0 (2010)). In HTML use 💓 or 💓; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F493"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F493}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :beating_heart:.
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