How to Send an Animated Heart on WhatsApp on iOS

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Share some animated love with your friends on WhatsApp

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Last Updated: April 19, 2023 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to send an animated heart emoji in WhatsApp on your iPhone or iPad.

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Tap and hold the globe key on your keyboard to open a list of keyboards.
Open your emoji keyboard.
Find and send the simple red heart, which will appear as an animated red heart within WhatsApp.

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It’s a green icon with a white chat bubble inside. You’ll usually find it on your home screen.
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It’s the oval box at the bottom of the screen. This opens the keyboard.
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A list of keyboards will appear.
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The categories are the gray icons at the bottom of the keyboard—the next-to-last category is 4 symbols, including a music note, ampersand (&), percent (%).
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Be sure not to choose a different color or variety of heart—only the regular red heart will appear animated when sent in WhatsApp.
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It’s the paper airplane icon at the bottom-right corner of the conversation. An animated heart will now appear in your chat.

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