Heart Suit

A heart symbol emoji, used in card games for the hearts suit. In emoji form, this is most commonly used for love, affectiction, romance and positive intentions. Sometimes shown in a slightly darker shade of red than ❤️ Red Heart.

Apple's design previously displayed the heart symbol on a white playing card.

Note: the Unicode Character Database (UCD) name “Black Heart Suit” pre-dates color emoji, when the term referred to a solid, black ♥ heart suit character. See the glossary for information on the term black in Unicode character names.