About
The Black Heart emoji (🖤) is for when regular hearts feel too cheerful and you need something with a little more edge. It's the perfect choice for dark academia aesthetics, goth vibes, or when you want to express love that's beautifully complicated—think Wednesday Addams sending her regards.
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Vibe & Tone
dark romanticedgymysteriousironicmixed
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When to use 🖤
- →Expressing love for dark or gothic aesthetics
- →Showing appreciation for alternative music or culture
- →Conveying mysterious or complicated feelings
- →Matching your all-black outfit energy
- →Supporting friends going through tough times with edgy solidarity
Keywords
blackheartevilwickedsmileysemotion
Related Concepts
gothemodark aestheticblack soulmysterious lovedark romancewitchygothicedgyalternative
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F5A4
- Unicode Version
- 9.0
- Added in Emoji
- 3
Did you know?
Despite being associated with darkness, the black heart emoji is often used ironically by people who want to seem edgier than they actually are—it's become the emoji equivalent of wearing all black to look mysterious.
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12/29/25
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