Broken Heart Emoji 💔
💔
Related heart symbols:
❤️ Red Heart
🧡 Orange Heart
💛 Yellow Heart
💚 Green Heart
💙 Blue Heart
💜 Purple Heart
🖤 Black Heart
💖 Sparkling Heart
Quick facts
Unicode code point
U+1F494
Unicode name
Broken Heart
HTML code
💔
CSS code
\1F494
Shortcode
:broken_heart:
Category
Smileys & Emotion › Hearts
What does 💔 mean?
The broken heart emoji is used when something feels painful, disappointing, sad, or emotionally heavy. It is the heart emoji people choose for heartbreak, loss, rejection, missed chances, or a dramatic “that hurt” reaction.
In serious messages, 💔 can show real sadness or sympathy. In lighter posts, it can be playful exaggeration, like reacting to bad news, a favorite team losing, a sold-out item, or a small disappointment that still feels funny.
Because it is emotionally direct, the broken heart usually reads stronger than a sad face. It tells the reader that something feels broken, hurtful, or disappointing, even if the message is short.
How to type the broken heart emoji
- Windows 10/11: Press
Win + .orWin + ;, search “broken heart,” then select 💔. - Mac: Press
Control + Command + Space, search “broken heart,” then double-click 💔. - iPhone / iPad: Open the emoji keyboard and search “broken heart,” or browse the heart emoji group.
- Android: Use your emoji keyboard and search “broken heart,” or copy it from this page.
- HTML / Web: Insert
💔directly in your code. - Anywhere else: Use the copy button at the top of this page to copy the exact broken heart emoji.
Frequently asked questions
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✧ What does the broken heart emoji 💔 mean?The broken heart emoji usually means heartbreak, sadness, disappointment, emotional pain, sympathy, or a dramatic reaction to something upsetting.
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✧ Is 💔 only for romantic heartbreak?No. It can be used for romantic heartbreak, but it also works for sadness, loss, disappointment, sympathy, jokes, or dramatic reactions to everyday problems.
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✧ What is the Unicode code for the broken heart emoji?The broken heart emoji is Unicode U+1F494. In HTML, you can write it as 💔 or copy the emoji directly.
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✧ What is the difference between 💔 and ❤️?💔 means hurt, heartbreak, sadness, or disappointment. ❤️ means love, warmth, affection, or strong positive feeling.
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✧ Why do people use broken hearts in captions?People use broken hearts for sad captions, breakup posts, emotional lyrics, disappointing news, sympathy messages, or playful dramatic reactions.