💗 growing heart
💗
U+1F497
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| Character | 💗 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F497 | |
| HTML decimal | 💗 | |
| HTML hexadecimal | 💗 | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \1F497 | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \uD83D\uDC97 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 97 |
Meaning & usage
Growing heart (💗) expresses affection, appreciation or emotional warmth.
Pair it with a name, a short greeting or a profile line; outline hearts feel lighter than filled hearts.
The growing heart is a distinct decorative form. U+1F497 keeps this variant separate from similarly shaped characters, so compare neighboring forms before choosing it for a repeating pattern.
growing heart occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with 💗 in search, filenames or text processing.
How to type growing heart
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (1F497) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for growing heart. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 1F497, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for growing heart in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.