Black Heart Suit ♥

♥ (U+2665) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Black Heart Suit is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The BLACK HEART SUIT is a symbol used to represent love, affection, or favorites in text and interfaces. Hearts are used to express love or to mark favorites/bookmarks. This is the heart suit symbol used in playing cards and card-style UIs. It is a text symbol; appearance and color may vary by font and platform. It is one of the four standard card suits alongside spades, diamonds, and clubs. It appears in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Symbols among other text symbols. In everyday use, the heart symbol helps users quickly signal a liked item, a saved choice, or a favorite option. When shown in cards or interfaces, the heart can act as a decorative or functional element depending on the design. The symbol is represented by the Unicode character U+2665 and is part of the common set of symbols used across many languages. Designers may render it in different colors or styles, but its meaning as a heart remains consistent across devices and fonts. Its simple shape supports quick recognition in lists, menus, and interactive UIs.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2665 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.