U+1F496

Sparkling heart๐Ÿ’–

Sparkling heart is a color emoji character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, listed here under Hearts & Love. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "heart", "love", "sparkle".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+1F496
Decimal
128150
Hex
0x1F496
Octal
0o372226

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+1F496
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SPARKLING HEART
DecimalBase 10128150
HexadecimalBase 160x1F496
OctalBase 80o372226
BinaryBase 2000000011111010010010110
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+1F300โ€“U+1F5FFMiscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
PlaneSupplementary Multilingual Plane (SMP, Plane 1)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)💖
HTML entity (hex)💖
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "โ€ฆ"\1F496
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%F0%9F%92%96

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u{1F496}
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\uD83D\uDC96
Python\U0001F496
Java / C# / Kotlin\uD83D\uDC96

Byte encodings

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UTF-84 bytesF0 9F 92 96
UTF-16 (BE)D83D DC96
UTF-32 (BE)0001F496

How to type Sparkling heart

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +1F496 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 1F496 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 1F496. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Sparkling heart".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1f496, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: 💖 in HTML, \1F496 in CSS, and \u{1F496} in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SPARKLING HEART
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs (U+1F300โ€“U+1F5FF)
General category
So โ€” Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block: U1F300.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Sparkling heart symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ๐Ÿ’– and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Sparkling heart?

Sparkling heart is U+1F496 (decimal 128150, hexadecimal 0x1F496, octal 0o372226). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block (U+1F300โ€“U+1F5FF) of the Supplementary Multilingual Plane (SMP, Plane 1).

What is the official Unicode name of Sparkling heart?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SPARKLING HEART". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Sparkling heart?

Use 💖 or 💖. In CSS, use content: "\1F496".

How do I type Sparkling heart in code?

JavaScript: "\u{1F496}". Python: "\U0001F496". JSON and Java: "\uD83D\uDC96". The UTF-8 byte sequence is F0 9F 92 96.

Is Sparkling heart an emoji?

Yes. Sparkling heart has Emoji_Presentation in Unicode, so most platforms render it as a full-color emoji by default. Append U+FE0E to force a monochrome text glyph.

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