love heart

Cupid's iconic shape

A love heart is a heart-shaped symbol (♥) representing romantic love or affection, commonly seen on Valentine's cards, candy, and emoji.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say just "heart" for the symbol: She drew a love heart next to his name.

Related

box of chocolates · be my valentine · greeting card · romance · devotion · adoration · passion · hug · amour · fondness · rose · pink · tenderness · kiss · infatuation · emoji · locket · relationship

Opposites
symbolic representation

love heartbroken heart

Emotional pain from loss

black heart · skull and crossbones · middle finger · thumbs down · skull emoji

anatomical accuracy

love hearthuman heart

Body's blood-pumping organ

cardiac muscle

emotional tone

love heartbroken heart

Emotional pain from loss

cold heart · skull · void · emptiness

Family

love, heart, loves, loved, loving, lovingly, lover, lovers, lovable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G