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Seeing a heart emoji is always a bit exhilarating, but what does a 🤎 (brown heart) emoji mean? You may see this colored heart popping up on your feed and in your texts, and its meaning can change depending on context. We’ve got all the details on the 🤎 (brown heart) emoji, so keep reading to learn what this heart means and how you can use it.
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- The 🤎 emoji has become a worldwide symbol for racial equality and justice, but some members of the BIPOC community believe that a white person using brown-colored emojis and skin tone modifiers is a digital microaggression or “digital blackface.” [5] X Research sourceThanks
- There is no evidence of widespread “digital blackface” across social media; however, the color of an emoji’s skin tone has been proven to reflect and represent self-identity.Thanks
- If you ever have doubts, opt for using the emoji that best matches your skin tone, or even the classic ❤️, in daily use.Thanks
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