Black Heart Suit
U+2665Miscellaneous Symbols
Also known as heart suitfilled heartblack heart
Copy and paste ♥. The Black Heart Suit character has Unicode code point U+2665 and decimal HTML code ♥.
Symbol codes
- Unicode
U+2665- Alt Code
Alt+3- HTML Code
♥- CSS Code
\2665- HTML Entity
♥- HEX Code
♥
Technical properties
Unicode 18.0.0
- Code point
- U+2665
- Decimal
- 9829
- Unicode name
- BLACK HEART SUIT
- Block
- Miscellaneous Symbols · U+2600–U+26FF
- General category
- Other Symbol (So)
- Script
- Common
- Introduced
- Unicode 1.1
- JavaScript
- "\u2665"
Appears in
About Black Heart Suit
♥ is encoded in Unicode as code point U+2665 (decimal 9829). Its official Unicode name is BLACK HEART SUIT.
It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF), its General Category is Other Symbol (So), and it was added in Unicode 1.1, released in 1993. Its script value is Common: it is shared across writing systems rather than belonging to one.
Sources: Unicode Character Database 18.0.0, the HTML Standard’s list of named character references, and Unicode’s code page mappings.
How to type or insert Black Heart Suit
- Any device
- Select Copy symbol, then paste with Ctrl+V, or ⌘+V on a Mac.
- Windows Alt code
- With Num Lock on, hold Alt, type 3 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Windows emoji panel
- Press Windows+. and search for it.
- Microsoft Word
- Type
2665, then press Alt+X. - macOS Character Viewer
- Press Control+⌘+Space and search for “black heart suit”.
- Linux (GTK and IBus)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type
2665, then press Space. - HTML
♥or♥. In a UTF-8 page you can also paste the character itself.- CSS
content: "\2665";in a::beforeor::afterrule.- JavaScript
"\u2665"
Common questions about Black Heart Suit
What is the Black Heart Suit symbol?
♥ (Black Heart Suit) is a symbol in Unicode’s Miscellaneous Symbols block. Its code point is U+2665, and it has been part of the standard since Unicode 1.1 (1993). It is also known as heart suit, filled heart, and black heart.
How do I copy and paste the Black Heart Suit symbol?
Select Copy symbol at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux or ⌘+V on a Mac. On a phone, tap Copy symbol, then touch and hold where you want it and choose Paste. ♥ pastes as ordinary text, so it works in documents, messages, and code.
How do I type the Black Heart Suit symbol on Windows?
Turn on Num Lock, hold Alt, type 3 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. In Microsoft Word, type 2665 and press Alt+X to turn the code into ♥. Press the Windows key+. to open the emoji panel, then search for it.
How do I type the Black Heart Suit symbol on a Mac?
Press Control+⌘+Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “black heart suit”, and double-click the result to insert it.
How do I type the Black Heart Suit symbol on an iPhone or Android phone?
Open the emoji keyboard and search for it. If you use it often, save it as a text shortcut: on iPhone, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement; with Gboard on Android, go to Gboard settings > Dictionary > Personal dictionary.
Can I use the Black Heart Suit symbol in Word, Google Docs, and social media?
Yes. ♥ is a standard Unicode character, so you can paste it into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, emails, and posts or bios on Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok. In Google Docs you can also choose Insert > Special characters and search for “black heart suit”. In Word, choose Insert > Symbol > More Symbols, set from to Unicode (hex), and enter 2665 as the character code.
Is the Black Heart Suit symbol an emoji?
It can be either. ♥ is a text symbol that follows the color and font of the surrounding text, but it also has an emoji form: many phones and apps show it as a color emoji, especially when it is followed by the emoji variation selector U+FE0F.
Why does the Black Heart Suit symbol show as a box or question mark?
An empty box or a question mark means the font on that device has no glyph for ♥. The character is still there: it appears correctly wherever a font covers Unicode’s Miscellaneous Symbols block, and free font families such as Google Noto cover nearly all of Unicode.
What are the HTML and CSS codes for the Black Heart Suit symbol?
In HTML, write ♥ (decimal) or ♥ (hexadecimal), or the named entity ♥. In CSS, use content: "\2665"; in a ::before or ::after rule, and in JavaScript "\u2665". See all HTML codes.