Red Heart

The default choice for romantic love or strong enthusiasm about anything. If you only ever use one heart, this is it.

Orange Heart and Yellow Heart

Both read as warmer but less romantic than red — orange often signals friendship or encouragement, while yellow is associated with happiness and platonic closeness.

Green Heart

Commonly tied to nature, growth, or environmental causes, and also used simply as a color preference with no deeper meaning attached.

Blue Heart

A calmer, more platonic alternative to red — frequently used for trust, loyalty, or supporting a cause associated with the color blue.

Purple Heart

Often used for support, compassion, or fandom loyalty, separate from the military Purple Heart medal, which is a completely different symbol.

Black Heart and White Heart

Black often signals dark humor, edgy style, or grief rather than negativity toward the recipient. White is used for purity, minimalism, or simply matching an aesthetic.

Brown Heart

Added to represent skin-tone diversity in heart emojis and used the same way as any other colored heart — affection, support, or solidarity.