U+2764

Red heart

Red heart is a color emoji character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Shapes and 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 "love", "like".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2764
Decimal
10084
Hex
0x2764
Octal
0o23544

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2764
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY BLACK HEART
DecimalBase 1010084
HexadecimalBase 160x2764
OctalBase 80o23544
BinaryBase 20010011101100100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)❤
HTML entity (hex)❤
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2764
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%A4

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u2764
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2764
Python\u2764
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2764

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9D A4
UTF-16 (BE)2764
UTF-32 (BE)00002764

How to type Red heart

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2764 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2764 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2764. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Red heart".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2764, 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, \2764 in CSS, and \u2764 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY BLACK HEART
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Red heart symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ❤ 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 Red heart?

Red heart is U+2764 (decimal 10084, hexadecimal 0x2764, octal 0o23544). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Red heart?

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

What is the HTML code for Red heart?

Use ❤ or ❤. In CSS, use content: "\2764".

How do I type Red heart in code?

JavaScript: "\u2764". Python: "\u2764". JSON and Java: "\u2764". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D A4.

Is Red heart an emoji?

Yes. Red 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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