heart on fire

❤️‍🔥

heart on fire

Shows a classic red heart wrapped in bright flames, combining warmth and fire into a single bold symbol. It represents a fiery, intensified form of affection, expressing passionate love, desire, or overwhelming emotion. It’s like saying “I’m burning for you,” the dramatic cousin of ❤️ used when feelings are far too strong for plain words.

  • You finally reunite with someone you’ve missed for months.

    Can’t believe you’re here again ❤️‍🔥

Subgroups
Unicode
U+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F525
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E13.1
General

Sometimes used to express fiery motivation or determination (“Back to the grind ❤️‍🔥”), not just romance.

Cross-cultural

In Latin American contexts, especially on social media, it’s tied to bold self-expression — confidence, sensuality, or empowerment.

General

Taylor Swift uses this emoji all the time in her posts, and it’s become a little trademark of her online vibe. If you’re a Swiftie, you definitely don’t want to miss this detail.

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Differences between ❤️‍🔥 (heart on fire) and ❤️ (red heart)

Both are red hearts with a strong emotional pulse. ❤️‍🔥 signals burning passion and intense desire, a dramatic surge beyond simple affection. ❤️ reads as steady, sincere love, calm and deeply rooted. The tone of ❤️ is warm and dependable, the nuance plainspoken rather than sensational. Where ❤️‍🔥 flares and suggests overwhelming heat, ❤️ settles and conveys enduring care and quiet devotion instead.

Usage

Use ❤️‍🔥 when you want to communicate burning desire or dramatic passion in a romantic or flirtatious context. Use ❤️ when you want to express steady love, care, or sincere emotional warmth in everyday, familial, or long-term relationships.

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ZWJ Composition

See how ❤️‍🔥 is built from its components, split by zero-width joiner (ZWJ).

U+2764
ZWJ
🔥
U+1F525