Copy and paste the Black Heart emoji (🖤) in one click. Explore its Symbols meaning, modern texting slang, chat examples, and Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016) developer codes (U+1F5A4).
Unicode Definition: A solid pitch-black heart glyph.
Context & Expression: Represents dark humor, sorrow, grief, rebellion, edgy aesthetic, or cold indifference.
Context Tip: Pairing Black Heart (🖤) with complementary emojis or tone indicators helps clarify intent across iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack.
Staple of goth aesthetics, emo culture, edgy fashion, and deadpan sarcastic self-expression.
Combine 🖤 with complementary symbols or text labels to make social captions, Slack statuses, and threads immediately scannable.
See how the Black Heart emoji looks in everyday mobile messaging.
All black outfit, heavy eyeliner, rainy playlist ready for today.
Living your best moody aesthetic life 🖤 love the fit!
Rainy days are the best days honestly.
Apple uses a glossy obsidian finish with subtle reflective shine; Google features a deep matte black flat icon; Microsoft uses a crisp bordered silhouette.
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 | Black Heart |
| Unicode Code Point | U+1F5A4 |
| HTML Decimal Entity | 🖤 |
| HTML Hex Entity | 🖤 |
| CSS Escape Code | \01F5A4 |
| JavaScript / ES6 Escape | \u{1F5A4} |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 96 A4 |
| Shortcode (Slack / Discord / GitHub) | :black_heart: |
| Emoji / Unicode Version | Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016) |
| Category & Subgroup | Symbols (hearts) |
Quick answers about meaning, OS rendering, and developer escape codes.
Represents dark humor, sorrow, grief, rebellion, edgy aesthetic, or cold indifference. It belongs to the Symbols category and was standardized in Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016).
Staple of goth aesthetics, emo culture, edgy fashion, and deadpan sarcastic self-expression.
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+1F5A4 (Emoji 3.0 / Unicode 9.0 (2016)). In HTML use 🖤 or 🖤; in CSS pseudo-elements use content: "\01F5A4"; in JavaScript use "\u{1F5A4}"; and in Slack/Discord/GitHub use shortcode :black_heart:.
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