Mending Heart emoji meaning

What does ❤️‍🩹 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “mending heart.” It adds a reaction or feeling linked to mending heart. Read it with the words around it.

Use ❤️‍🩹 for emotional tone, reactions, and conversational nuance. Unicode calls it “mending heart.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse smileys & emotion emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.

Example messages with ❤️‍🩹

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a zero-width-joiner sequence. It uses 3 core Unicode code points: U+2764 heavy black heart, U+200D zero width joiner, U+1FA79 adhesive bandage.

Version and platform support

The mending heart emoji was introduced in Emoji 13.1 and is classified in the heart subgroup. Most maintained platforms support this emoji, although artwork and sequence handling still vary by vendor.

Alternate presentation forms

1 non-fully-qualified presentation form is indexed for search and compatibility testing. The fully qualified character above is recommended when copying.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “mending heart.” Search terms indexed for this entry include heart, mending. It belongs to Smileys & Emotion and the heart subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “mending heart.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.