How to Make a Heart Symbol on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: July 30, 2022 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to create a heart on your iPhone or iPad using emoji or text symbols.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using Emoji

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You can add an emoji heart in almost any text that allows typing, such as messaging and social media apps.
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This opens your keyboard.

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Tap the globe key. It's at the bottom-left corner of the keyboard. This opens the emoji keyboard.
- If you don't see the emoji keyboard, see Enable the Emoji Emoticon Keyboard in iOS .
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It's in the row of icons at the bottom of the screen, almost all the way to the right. It's between the light bulb and the flag.
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You should see the heart appear in the typing area.
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The heart will now appear in the message or post.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using Symbols

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You can make a heart from symbols in any text that allows typing, such as messaging and social media apps.
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This opens your keyboard.
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It's the key that says “123” at the bottom-left corner of the keyboard.
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It's the key that says “#+=” just above the number key.
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It's the less-than symbol.
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You should now see <3 in the typing area, which looks like a heart on its side.
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The heart will now appear in the message or post. Some apps may automatically replace your symbol heart with one that's colored or filled-in.

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